TV-interview with Peter D. Lax
Christian Skau and Martin Raussen met the Abel Prize Laurate the day before the award ceremony in the University Aula.
The interview was done at the Continental Hotel. The interview is produced by Intermedia, the University of Oslo. This is a shortened version.
Video of the interview:
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The award ceremony in the University Aula
HRH the Crown Price Regent presented the Abel Prize 2005 to Peter D. Lax in the University Aula in Oslo on 24 May.
Video of the award ceremony (30 minutes): 112kb, 384kb, 768kb
Download the PDF-version of the programme of the award ceremony
Speech by Jan Fridthjof Bernt, president of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters: 112kb, 384kb, 768kb
The speech as text (Word)
Speech by Erling Størmer, chairman of the Abel Committee: 112kb, 384kb, 768kb
The speech as text (Word)
Speech by Abel Laureate Peter D. Lax: 112kb, 384kb, 768kb
The speech as text (Word)
Banquet at Akershus Castle
The Norwegian government was hosting a banquet at Akershus Castle in honour of Abel Laureate Peter D. Lax on 24 May.
Speech by Minister of Education and Research Kristin Clemet: 112kb, 384kb, 768kb
Speech by James G. Arthur, president of American Mathematical Society: 112kb, 384kb, 768kb
The speech as text (Word)
The Abel Lectures
The Abel Lectures took place on Wednesday May 25th in Georg Sverdrups
building, the University of Oslo with more than 200 guests seated in the
audience. Dean at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, professor
Knut Fægri gave the opening address. Professor Fægri reminded the audience
of the importance of identifying and nurturing young talent in science.
Chairs were the members of the Abel Committee, professor Ingrid Daubechies
from Princeton University and professor Don Zagier from Max Planck Institute
for Mathematics.
 Sebastian Noelle, Abel Laureate Peter D. Lax, Stephanos Venakides og Peter Sarnak. (Photo: Terje Bendiksby/Scanpix)
Videos:
"Abstract Phragmen-Lindelöf theorem & Saint Venant's principle"
Peter D. Lax, Abel Laureate 2005, New York University
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"Systems of conservation laws"
Professor Sebastian Noelle, CMA Oslo/ RWTH Aachen
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"Hyperbolic equations and spectral geometry"
Professor Peter Sarnak, Princeton University
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"Rigorous semiclassical asymptotics for integrable systems:The KdV and
focusing NLS cases"
Professor Stephanos Venakides, Duke University
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