Gennadii Rubinstein
Gennadii Shlemovich Rubinstein | |
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| Born | 26 April 1923 Odessa |
| Died | 2 May 2004 |
| Alma mater | Odessa State University St. Petersburg State University |
| Known for | Extremal problems Function spaces Mathematical programming |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Leningrad State University Sobolev Institute of Mathematics Novosibirsk State University |
| Doctoral advisor | Leonid V. Kantorovich |
Gennadii Shlemovich Rubinstein (Russian: Геннадий Шлемович Рубинштейн) was a Russian mathematician. His research focused on mathematical programming and operations research. His name is associated to the Kantorovich–Rubinstein metric, also commonly known as the Wasserstein distance, used in optimal transport.
- Alternate form of the first name: Gennady.
- Alternate forms of the last name: Rubinšteĭn, Rubinshtein.