An interview with Jacob Palis

Jacob Palis is world-famous for his work on the fundamental theory of hyperbolic dynamical systems and more recently for proposing a global scenario for a typical system in parameter space and a typical trajectory in the space of events. He is one of the most influential mathematicians in Latin America having advised more than 40 PhD theses of students from 11 different countries. He has gained additional stature as one of the most thoughtful advocates for the development of mathematics in the developing world. Henk W Broer (University of Groningen) interviewed him at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Trieste, Italy.

An interview with James A. Yorke

Jim Yorke, also known as Dr. Chaos, is famous for coining the mathematical term "chaos" (with T.Y. Li in a 1975 paper entitled Period Three Implies Chaos). Tim Sauer (George Mason University) talked to him at the Joint Mathematics Meeting, January 7-10, 2004 in Phoenix, Arizona. A story about chaos, interdisciplinary research and the legs of an elephant.

An interview with Jack K. Hale

Professor Jack K. Hale is a world renowned leader and among the most influential persons in the field of nonlinear dynamics in our age. He was an originator and pioneer in many important areas in the interface of dynamical systems and differential equations including nonlinear oscillations, stability and bifurcation theory, functional differential equations, and infinite-dimensional dynamical systems defined by parabolic and hyperbolic equations. Professor Hale's influence in the field has gone far beyond his papers and books. By being a leading mathematician and a person of exemplary character, he has had tremendous impacts on the career developments of many people around him and has brought the best out of many of us working in the field.

Mark Iosifovich Vishik and His Work (Part 8)

Award Ceremony of the Honorary Doctorate at the Free University of Berlin in December 2001. The Sources of My Work - Mark Vishik

Mark Iosifovich Vishik and His Work (Part 9)

Award Ceremony of the Honorary Doctorate at the Free University of Berlin in December 2001. Closing - Bernold Fiedler