Pavel Winternitz (1936–2021) was a Canadian Czech-born mathematical physicist. He completed undergraduate studies at Prague University and received a doctorate from Leningrad University (Ph.D. 1962) under the supervision of J. A. Smorodinsky. His research is on integrable systems and symmetries.
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| Born | July 25, 1936 |
| Died | February 13, 2021 (aged 84) |
| Citizenship | Canadian and Czech Republic |
| Alma mater | Saint Petersburg University, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia |
| Known for | Symmetries in physics, super-integrable systems, symmetries of continuous and discrete systems |
| Awards | CAP-CRM Prize in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics. Wigner medal |
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| Fields | Mathematical Physics |
| Institutions | Université de Montreal |
| Thesis | Lorentz group and relativistic symmetries in elementary particle theory (1966) |
| Doctoral advisor | J. A. Smorodinsky |
| Doctoral students | Luc Vinet |
| Website | www |
He was a member of the Mathematical Physics group at the Centre de recherches mathématiques (CRM), a national research centre in mathematics at the Université de Montréal and Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Université de Montréal.
His work has had a strong impact in several domains of mathematical physics, and his publications are very widely cited.
In 2001, he was recipient of the CAP-CRM Prize in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics .[1]
In 2018, he was recipient of the Wigner medal.
He died on 13 February 2021.[2]