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Carl Ludwig Siegel

(1896–1981) Mathematician

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Carl Ludwig Siegel was a mathematician, best known for Vorlesungen über Himmelsmechanik.

Quick Facts About Carl Ludwig Siegel

Born
December 31, 1896
Died
April 4, 1981
Profession
Mathematician
Notable works
Vorlesungen über Himmelsmechanik

About Carl Ludwig Siegel

Carl Ludwig Siegel was a German mathematician specialising in analytic number theory. He is known for, amongst other things, his contributions to the Thue–Siegel–Roth theorem in Diophantine approximation, Siegel's method, Siegel's lemma and the Siegel mass formula for quadratic forms. He has been named one of the most important mathematicians of the 20th century.

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