The legacy of Jean Bourgain in geometric functional analysis

Ball, Keith

doi:10.1090/bull/1719

The legacy of Jean Bourgain in geometric functional analysis

Author: Keith Ball
Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 58 (2021), 205-223
MSC (2020): Primary 46B07
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/bull/1719
Published electronically: December 2, 2020
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Abstract: This article was commissioned as a tribute to Jean Bourgain and describes his early work in geometric functional analysis. It is divided into three sections discussing his work in high-dimensional geometry, metric geometry, and restricted invertibility. It also includes a brief account of how these areas have developed in the three decades since Jean worked in them, much of their development influenced by his ideas.

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