List of Russian mathematicians

This list of Russian mathematicians includes the famous mathematicians from the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation. == Alphabetical list == === A === Georgy Adelson-Velsky, inventor of AVL tree algorithm, developer of Kaissa, the first world computer chess champion Sergei Adian, known for his work in group theory, especially on the Burnside problem Aleksandr Aleksandrov, developer of CAT(k) space and Alexandrov's uniqueness theorem in geometry Pavel Alexandrov, author of the Alexandroff compactification and the Alexandrov topology Dmitri Anosov, developed Anosov diffeomorphism Vladimir Arnold, an author of the Kolmogorov–Arnold–Moser theorem in dynamical systems, solved Hilbert's 13th problem, raised the ADE classification and Arnold's rouble problems === B === Alexander Beilinson, influential mathematician in representation theory, algebraic geometry and mathematical physics Sergey Bernstein, developed the Bernstein polynomial, Bernstein's theorem and Bernstein inequalities in probability theory Nikolay Bogolyubov, mathematician and theoretical physicist, author of the edge-of-the-wedge theorem, Krylov–Bogolyubov theorem, describing function and multiple important contributions to quantum mechanics Vladimir Berkovich, developed Berkovich spaces Viktor Bunyakovsky, noted for his work in theoretical mechanics and number theory, and is credited with an early discovery of the Cauchy–Schwarz inequality Leonid Berlyand, PDE theorist, worked on asymptotic homogenization methods, Humboldt Prize winner === C === Georg Cantor, inventor of set theory.

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