Ludwig Faddeev (1934–2017) – His Work and Legacy

[摘要] The mathematical community has suffered a heavy losswith the death of one of the world’s greatest mathematicians and theoretical physicists Ludwig Faddeev, whopassed away on 26 February after a heavy illness. Despitehis ailing health, Faddeev remained active until the lastmonths of his life. In August 2016, he attended a specialmeeting, the 23th European Conference on Few-BodyProblems in Physics, held in Aarhus (Denmark), wherea new award to recognise distinguished achievements infew-body physics, the Faddeev Medal, was inaugurated.This proved to be the last honour, among the many others, that he received in his lifetime.