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Malgrange Preparation Theorem

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The Malgrange preparation theorem is an analogue, for smooth functions, of the Weierstrass preparation theorem. It was conjectured by Rene Thom and proved by Bernard Malgrange in a series of papers published between 1962 and 1967. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Statement Form
Existence Theorem 1
Proof Year
1966 2
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1. Malgrange Preparation Theorem (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    In mathematics, the Malgrange preparation theorem is an analogue of the Weierstrass preparation theorem for smooth functions.
  • Proved By: Bernard Malgrange, Lead sentence, attribution
    proved by B. Malgrange
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2. MacTutor History of Mathematics, University of St Andrews: Bernard Malgrange - MacTutor History of Mathematics
MacTutor History of Mathematics, University of St AndrewsBiography
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Perhaps his best known result is called the Malgrange Preparation Theorem and this appeared in his classic text Ideals of differentiable functions (1966)
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