Abel Prize

• The Abel Prize for mathematics was awarded to Argentine-American Luis Caffarelli for his seminal contributions to regularity theory for nonlinear partial differential equations.
• He is the first person born in South America to win the award.
• Differential equations are tools scientists use to predict the behaviour of the physical world. These equations play a prominent role in many disciplines including engineering, physics, economics, and biology.
• Partial differential equations arise naturally as laws of nature, to describe phenomena as different as the flow of water or the growth of populations.

About the Abel Prize

• It is named after the Norwegian mathematician Niels Henrik Abel (1802-1829) and is one of the most coveted awards in mathematics.
• The Abel Prize is funded by the Norwegian government and amounts to NOK 7.5 million ($710,000).
• The choice of the Abel laureate is based on the recommendation by the Abel Committee, which is composed of five internationally recognised mathematicians.