Abstract

This is the introduction to the Memorial Volume in Honor of Thomas Lachand-Robert. An overview of his scientific life and a complete list of his publications is given.

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Myriam Comte

Laboratoire Jacques-Louis Lions, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 4 Place Jussieu,
75252 Paris 05, France

comte@ann.jussieu.fr

Keywords

  • Obituary
  • Thomas Lachand-Robert

References

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G. Carlier, M. Comte. “Thomas Lachand-Robert – Memorial Volume.” Journal of Convex Analysis 15 (2008), No. 3, 455–458. https://doi.org/10.68381/jca15032

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