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Brian Hayward Bowditch (born 1961〔(Brian H. Bowditch: ''Me.'' ) Bowditch's personal information page at the University of Warwick〕) is a British mathematician known for his contributions to geometry and topology, particularly in the areas of geometric group theory and low-dimensional topology. He is also known for solving〔 the angel problem. Bowditch holds a chaired Professor appointment in Mathematics at the University of Warwick. ==Biography== Brian Bowditch was born in 1961 in Neath, Wales. He obtained a B.A. degree from Cambridge University in 1983.〔 He subsequently pursued doctoral studies in Mathematics at the University of Warwick under the supervision of David Epstein where he received a PhD in 1988.〔(Brian Hayward Bowditch at the Mathematics Genealogy Project )〕 Bowditch then had postdoctoral and visiting positions at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, the University of Warwick, Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques at Bures-sur-Yvette, the University of Melbourne, and the University of Aberdeen.〔 In 1992 he received an appointment at the University of Southampton where he stayed until 2007. In 2007 Bowditch moved to the University of Warwick, where he receive a chaired Professor appointment in Mathematics. Bowditch was awarded a Whitehead Prize by the London Mathematical Society in 1997 for his work in geometric group theory and geometric topology.〔Lynne Williams. ("Awards" ) ''Times Higher Education'', 24 October 1997〕〔("Records of Proceedings at Meetings" ) ''Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society'', vol 30 (1998), pp. 438–448; Quote from the Whitehead Prize award citation for Brian Bowditch, pp. 445–446:"Bowditch has made significant and totally original contributions to hyperbolic geometry, especially to the associated group theory. () His deepest work is on the asymptotic properties of word-hyperbolic groups. This work simultaneously generalises and simplifies recent work of several authors, and it already has many applications. In one application, he develops a new theory of groups acting on dendrites. Building on previous contributions of G. Levitt, G. A. Swarup and others, this led him to a solution of the 'cut-point conjecture'. This recent work also yields a characterisation of word-hyperbolic groups as convergence groups. Bowditch has solved several major problems in geometric group theory using methods that are elegant and as elementary as they can be."〕 Bowditch gave an Invited address at the 2004 European Congress of Mathematics in Stockholm.〔(''European Congress of Mathematics, Stockholm, June 27 – July 2, 2004'' ) European Mathematical Society, 2005. ISBN 978-3-03719-009-8〕 Brian Bowditch is a member of the Editorial Board for the journal ''Annales de la Faculté des Sciences de Toulouse''〔(Editorial Board, Annales de la Faculté des Sciences de Toulouse ). Accessed 15 October 2008〕 and a former Editorial Adviser for the London Mathematical Society.〔(London Mathematical Society 2005 publications ) London Mathematical Society. Accessed 15 October 2008.〕 Whilst in University, Bowditch kept a collection of glass jars, which on one occasion were removed by some friends as a prank. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brian Bowditch」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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