Artur Oscar Lopes (born 17 October 1950 in the city of Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian writer[1] and mathematician working on dynamical systems and ergodic theory.[2] He is a professor at UFRGS, Porto Alegre.[3]

Artur Oscar Lopes
Born(1950-10-17)October 17, 1950
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
NationalityBrazilian
EducationPh.D. in Mathematics from IMPA (1977)
Occupation(s)Writer, Mathematician
Employer(s)UFRGS, Porto Alegre
Known forWork on dynamical systems and ergodic theory
Notable work
  • Tópicos de Mecânica Clássica
  • Cálculo Tensorial
  • Teoria dos Corpos
  • Equações Diferenciais Ordinárias
AwardsBrazil's National Order of Scientific Merit in mathematics

He earned his Ph.D. from the IMPA in 1977 under the supervision of Jacob Palis.[4]

He is a recipient of Brazil's National Order of Scientific Merit in mathematics.[5] Since 2007 he has been a member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences.[2]

He is the author of the textbooks Tópicos de Mecânica Clássica, Cálculo Tensorial, Teoria dos Corpos, and Equações Diferenciais Ordinárias.

Selected publications edit

  • with A. Freire and R. Mañé: Freire, Alexandre; Lopes, Artur; Mañé, Ricardo (March 1983), "An invariant measure for rational maps", Bulletin of the Brazilian Mathematical Society, 14: 45–62, doi:10.1007/BF02584744

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