| RefNo | EC/2019/04 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Bhargava, Manjul: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Date | 28 March 2019 |
| Description | Certificate endorsing election of Manjul Bhargava as a Fellow of the Royal Society, including personal details of the elected Fellow and citing the reasons for election and names of proposers. Signed off by the Executive Director of the Royal Society, Julie Maxton. |
| Citation | Manjul Bhargava is one of the best known number theorists worldwide. His first great achievement was the completely unexpected discovery and study of new Gauss composition laws. HIs analysis of these led to asymptotics of quartic and quintic fields. More recent variants have led to the determination of average ranks of elliptic curves in various families. He is a brilliant speaker who has engaged widely with the public at all levels. He is the winner of many prestigious prizes and honours, including the 2014 Fields medal. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Computer printout |
| PhysicalDescription | A4 papers |
| AccessStatus | Closed |
| AccessConditions | Election certificates are subject to 50 year closure period from date of election. Details of proposers are kept confidential until the 50 year closure period has elapsed. |