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François Bruhat

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François Bruhat
Born(1929-04-08)8 April 1929
Died17 July 2007(2007-07-17) (aged 78)
NationalityFrench
Alma materÉcole Normale Supérieure
Known forBruhat decomposition
Bruhat order
Bruhat–Tits buildings
Schwartz–Bruhat function
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics

François Georges René Bruhat (French: [bʁy.a]; 8 April 1929 – 17 July 2007) was a French mathematician who worked on algebraic groups. The Bruhat order of a Weyl group, the Bruhat decomposition, and the Schwartz–Bruhat functions are named after him.

He was the son of physicist (and associate director of the École Normale Supérieure during the occupation) Georges Bruhat, and brother of physicist Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat.

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  • O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "François Bruhat", MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews
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