Poul Heegaard

Poul Heegaard's Academic­Influence.com Rankings

Poul Heegaard

Mathematics

#1643

Historical Rank

mathematics Degrees

Download Badge

• Mathematics

Poul Heegaard's Degrees

• PhD Mathematics University of Copenhagen

Why Is Poul Heegaard Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Poul Heegaard was a Danish mathematician active in the field of topology. His 1898 thesis introduced a concept now called the Heegaard splitting of a 3-manifold. Heegaard's ideas allowed him to make a careful critique of work of Henri Poincaré. Poincaré had overlooked the possibility of the appearance of torsion in the homology groups of a space.

Other Resources About Poul Heegaard

• en.wikipedia.org

What Schools Are Affiliated With Poul Heegaard?

Poul Heegaard is affiliated with the following schools:

• University of Oslo
• University of Copenhagen