Bjorn Poonen

Bjorn Poonen is a mathematician and is currently the Claude Shannon Professor of Mathematics at MIT. His research is primarily in number theory and algebraic geometry, but he has occasionally published in other subjects such as probability and computer science. He has edited two books, and his research articles have been cited by approximately 300 distinct authors. He is the founding managing editor of the journal Algebra & Number Theory, and ser... more

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