Michał Misiurewicz

Michał Misiurewicz
Born	November 9, 1948 Warsaw, Poland
Residence	U.S.
Nationality	Polish
Fields	Mathematics
Institutions	University of Warsaw IUPUI
Alma mater	University of Warsaw
Doctoral advisor	Bogdan Bojarski
Doctoral students	Jacek Graczyk Grzegorz Swiatek
Known for	Misiurewicz point

Michał Misiurewicz (born November 9, 1948^[1]) is a Polish mathematician. He is known for his contributions to chaotic dynamical systems and fractal geometry, notably the Misiurewicz point.

Misiurewicz participated in the International Mathematical Olympiad for Poland, winning a bronze medal in 1965 and a gold medal (with perfect score and special prize) in 1966.^[2] He earned his Doctorate from University of Warsaw under supervision of Bogdan Bojarski.

In 2012 he became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.^[3]

See also

• Mandelbrot set
• Complex quadratic polynomial
• Conley index theory
• Topological entropy
• Rotation number
• Rule 90

References

1. http://www.ams.org/notices/199708/bios.pdf
2. http://www.imo-official.org/participant_r.aspx?id=9939
3. List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society, retrieved 2013-02-04.

External links

• Website at IUPUI
• Michał Misiurewicz at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
• "Michał Misiurewicz's results". International Mathematical Olympiad.