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Union of Slovak Mathematicians and Physicists
Jednota slovenských matematikov a fyzikov
AbbreviationJSMF
Formation1 January 1969; 55 years ago (1969-01-01)
TypeLearned society
HeadquartersBratislava
Location
President
Martin Kalina
Websitewww.jsmf.eu

The Union of Slovak Mathematicians and Physicists (Slovak: Jednota slovenských matematikov a fyzikov, JSMF) is a learned society in Bratislava, founded in January 1969. Martin Kalina has been president of the JSMF since 2008.[1]

The JSMF is composed of two sections, the Physical Section (Slovak: Fyzikálna sekcia, not to be confused with the Slovak Physical Society, Slovenská fyzikálna spoločnosť) and the Slovak Mathematical Society (Slovak: Slovenská matematická spoločnosť).[2] The JSMF is an associated organisation of the Slovak Academy of Sciences,[3] and is the adhering organisation of the International Mathematical Union for Slovakia.[4]

History

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The origins of the JSMF lie in the Association for Free Lectures in Mathematics and Physics (Czech: Spolek pro volné prědnášky z mathematiky a fysiky), a learned society founded in Prague in 1862.[5][6] Out of the Association was born the Union of Czech Mathematicians (Czech: Jednota cěských mathematiků) in May 1869, which in 1912 changed its name to the Union of Czech Mathematicians and Physicists (Czech: Jednota českých mathematiků a fysiků).[5] In 1921 the society changed its name again, to the Union of Czechoslovak Mathematicians and Physicists (Czech: Jednota cěskoslovenských mathematiků a fysiků, JČMF).[5] This name was used from 1921 to 1939 and again from 1945 to 1993, until the dissolution of Czechoslovakia.[7]

In 1969 Czechoslovakia became a federal state and the Slovak Socialist Republic gained more political autonomy, which led the creation of the Union of Slovak Mathematicians and Physicists within the JČMF.[5]

The Slovak Mathematical Society

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Slovak Mathematical Society
Slovenská matematická spoločnosť
AbbreviationSMS
TypeMathematical society
President
Martin Kalina
Award(s)Academician Schwarz Prize
Bartoš Prize
Websitewww.math.sk/sms/

The Slovak Mathematical Society (Slovak: Slovenská matematická spoločnosť, SMS) is the mathematical branch of the JSMF, and through its parent organisation is recognised by the International Mathematical Union.[8] The SMS is independently a full member of the European Mathematical Society.[9] Martin Kalina has been president of the SMS since 2017.[1]

The SMS holds an annual conference attended by both research mathematicians and mathematics school teachers. At the conference the SMS awards its two prizes:[1]

  • The Academician Schwarz Prize, named for Štefan Schwarz [sk; de], is awarded to a mathematician under the age of 30.
  • The Peter Pavol Bartoš Prize, named for Peter Pavol Bartoš [sk], is awarded to a mathematics teacher.

Together with the Czech Mathematical Society, the SMS organises annual Czech-Slovak student conferences.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Martin Kalina (July 2021), "Slovak Mathematical Society – a short overview of history and present", Newsletter of the European Mathematical Society (120): 48–49, doi:10.4171/MAG/30, retrieved 2024-09-10
  2. ^ "MacTutor: The Union of Slovak Mathematicians and Physicists", MacTutor, retrieved 2024-09-10
  3. ^ "Vedecké spoločnosti pri SAV" [Scientific Societies of the Academy of Sciences], Slovak Academy of Sciences (in Slovak), retrieved 2024-09-10
  4. ^ "Members: Slovakia", International Mathematical Union, retrieved 2024-09-10
  5. ^ a b c d Martina Bečvářová (2012-01-26), "The Union of Czech Mathematicians and Physicists: The First 150 Years", The Mathematical Intelligencer, 35: 28–35, doi:10.1007/s00283-012-9345-5, retrieved 2024-09-10
  6. ^ J. Studničkovi (1872), "Dějiny spolku pro volné přednášky z mathematiky a fysiky [History of the Association for Free Lectures in Mathematics and Physics]" (PDF), Dějepis jednoty českých mathematiků v Praze [History of the Union of Czech Mathematicians in Prague] (in Czech), Jednota českých mathematiků, pp. 9–26, retrieved 2024-09-10
  7. ^ "History of the Union of Czech Mathematicians and Physicists", Union of Czech Mathematicians and Physicists, retrieved 2024-09-10
  8. ^ "O nás" [About us], Slovak Mathematical Society (in Slovak), retrieved 2024-09-10
  9. ^ "Full members of the EMS", European Mathematical Society, retrieved 2024-09-10
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