Swedish Mathematical Society

The Swedish Mathematical Society (Swedish: Svenska Matematikersamfundet, SMS) is a mathematical society founded in Sweden in 1950. It is a member of the European Mathematical Society and is recognised by the International Mathematics Union.[1][2]

Swedish Mathematical Society
Svenska Matematikersamfundet
AbbreviationSMS
Formation1950; 74 years ago (1950)
TypeMathematical society
Location
President
Volodymyr Mazorchuk
Award(s)Wallenberg Prize
Websitewww.swe-math-soc.se

The Swedish Mathematical Society organises two member meetings per year, awards the Wallenberg Prize annually, and organises conferences and scientific meetings with other mathematical societies.[3] It publishes a bulletin three times a year.[3] The logo of the SMS contains the third iteration of the Koch snowflake,[4] which was first described by Swedish mathematician Helge von Koch in 1904.[5]

Presidents

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The first president of the Swedish Mathematical Society was Arne Beurling, and the second president was Åke Pleijel.[6] The Swedish Mathematical Society elects a new president every two years, and traditionally each president works at a different mathematics department from their predecessor.[3] The current president of the SMS is Volodymyr Mazorchuk.[2]

Wallenberg Prize

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Since 1983 the Swedish Mathematical Society has awarded its Wallenberg Prize to Swedish mathematicians that have a Ph.D. but no permanent research position.[6] The winner is the main speaker at the autumn meeting of the society.[3]

Past winners of the prize are:[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Full members of the EMS", European Mathematical Society, retrieved 2024-08-12
  2. ^ a b "Members: Sweden", International Mathematics Union, retrieved 2024-08-12
  3. ^ a b c d Klas Markström (January 2018), "Reciprocal Societies: The Swedish Mathematical Society" (PDF), Newsletter of the London Mathematical Society (474): 41, retrieved 2024-08-13
  4. ^ "Om Oss" [About Us], Swedish Mathematical Society (in Swedish), retrieved 2024-08-13
  5. ^ Helge von Koch (1904), "Sur une courbe continue sans tangente, obtenue par une construction géométrique élémentaire", Arkiv för Matematik (in French), 1: 681–704, JFM 35.0387.02
  6. ^ a b "MacTutor: The Swedish Mathematical Society", MacTutor, retrieved 2024-08-12
  7. ^ "Wallenbergpriset" [Wallenberg Prize], Swedish Mathematical Society (in Swedish), retrieved 2024-08-13