Shannon sampling and function reconstruction from point values

Abstract

I first met René at the well-known 1956 meeting on topology in Mexico City.He then came to the University of Chicago, where I was starting my job as instructor for the fall of 1956.He, Suzanne, Clara and I became good friends and saw much of each other for many decades, especially at IHES in Paris.Thom's encouragement and support were important for me, especially in my first years after my Ph.D. I studied his work in cobordism, singularities of maps, and transversality, gaining many insights.I also enjoyed listening to his provocations, for example his disparaging remarks on complex analysis, 19th century mathematics, and Bourbaki.There was also a stormy side in our relationship.Neither of us could hide the pain that our public conflicts over "catastrophe theory" caused.René Thom was a great mathematician, leaving his impact on a wide part of mathematics.I will always treasure my memories of him.

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• CiteSeer X (The Pennsylvania State University) - View - PDF
• Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society - View - PDF