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Jean-Louis Colliot-Thélène

Jean-Louis Colliot-Thélène is a mathematics topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Jean-Louis Colliot-Thélène rather than just read about it. In short: Jean-Louis Colliot-Thélène (born 2 December 1947) is a French mathematician. He is a Directeur de Recherches at CNRS at the Université Paris-Saclay in Orsay.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

Jean-Louis Colliot-Thélène (born 2 December 1947) is a French mathematician. He is a Directeur de Recherches at CNRS at the Université Paris-Saclay in Orsay. He studies mainly number theory and arithmetic geometry.

Awards Prize of the French Academy of Sciences "Charles Louis de Saulces de Freycine" (1985) Invited Speaker to the International Congress of Mathematicians (Berkeley 1986) Fermat Prize for mathematical research (1991) Grand prize of the French Academy of Sciences "Léonid Frank" (2009) Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2012)

References

External links The personal web page of Jean-Louis Colliot-Thélène Jean-Louis Colliot-Thélène at the Mathematics Genealogy Project Léonid Frank prize

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Jean-Louis Colliot-Thélène

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Jean-Louis Colliot-Thélène claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In mathematics, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Jean-Louis Colliot-Thélène before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Jean-Louis Colliot-Thélène ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Jean-Louis Colliot-Thélène

In research: Jean-Louis Colliot-Thélène appears in mathematics research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Jean-Louis Colliot-Thélène in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Jean-Louis Colliot-Thélène is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1947 births, 20th-century French mathematicians, 21st-century French mathematicians, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Jean-Louis Colliot-Thélène outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Jean-Louis Colliot-Thélène in simple terms?

Jean-Louis Colliot-Thélène (born 2 December 1947) is a French mathematician. He is a Directeur de Recherches at CNRS at the Université Paris-Saclay in Orsay.

Why does Jean-Louis Colliot-Thélène matter?

Because it connects several mathematics ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Jean-Louis Colliot-Thélène?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Jean-Louis Colliot-Thélène.