Vladimir Zakalyukin

Vladimir Mikhailovich Zakalyukin (in Russian: Владимир Михайлович Закалюкин; 9 July 1951 – 30 December 2011) was a Russian mathematician known for his research on singularity theory, differential equations, and optimal control theory.

Vladimir Mikhailovich Zakalyukin
Born(1951-07-09)9 July 1951
Moscow, Soviet Union
Died30 December 2011(2011-12-30) (aged 60)
Moscow, Russia
NationalityRussian
Alma materMoscow State University
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsMoscow State University
University of Liverpool
Moscow Aviation Institute
Doctoral advisorVladimir Arnold

He obtained his Ph.D. at Moscow State University in 1977 (the thesis: "Lagrangian and Legendrian singularities"). His thesis advisor was Vladimir Arnold.[1] In 2007 he won the MAIK Nauka award for best research publication in Russian. He worked at the Moscow State University, the University of Liverpool, and the Moscow Aviation Institute.[2]

Selected publications
  • V. M. Zakalyukin, "Lagrangian and Legendrian singularities", Functional Analysis and Its Applications, 1976.
  • V. M. Zakalyukin, "Reconstructions of fronts and caustics depending on a parameter and versality of mappings", Journal of Soviet Mathematics, 1984.
  • V. M. Zakalyukin, "Singularities of Circle-Surface Contacts and Flags", Functional Analysis and Its Applications, 1997.
  • V. V. Goryunov, V. M. Zakalyukin, "Simple symmetric matrix singularities and the subgroups of Weyl groups Aμ, Dμ, Eμ", Mosc. Math. J., 3:2 (2003).
  • J.-P. Gauthier, V. M. Zakalyukin, "On the motion planning problem, complexity, entropy, and nonholonomic interpolation", J. Dyn. Control Syst., 12:3 (2006).

References
  1. A. A. Agrachev, D. V. Anosov, I. A. Bogaevskii, A. S. Bortakovskii, A. B. Budak, V. A. Vasil’ev, V. V. Goryunov, S. M. Gusein-Zade, A. A. Davydov, V. K. Zarodov, V. D. Sedykh, D. V. Treshchev, and V. N. Chubarikov. Vladimir Mikhailovich Zakalyukin (obituary), translated by E. Khukhro (Russian free-access version: link)
  2. All-Russian Mathematical Portal


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