Philip (Phil) Isett
Professor of Mathematics
B.S., University of Maryland, 2008; Ph.D., Princeton University, 2013; Caltech, Assistant Professor, 2018-19, Professor, 2019-.
Research Interests: Nonlinear PDE, Fluid Dynamics, Convex Integration
Overview
Philip Isett is a Professor of Mathematics at Caltech. His research focuses on partial differential equations, particularly solutions to the incompressible Euler equations of fluid dynamics. He is known for resolving a major open problem in the field, Onsager's conjecture.
Selected Awards
- Frontiers of Science Award, International Congress of Basic Science, 2023
- Clay Research Award, 2019
- Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship in Mathematics, 2019-2021
Selected Awards
- Frontiers of Science Award, International Congress of Basic Science, 2023
- Clay Research Award, 2019
- Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship in Mathematics, 2019-2021
Related Courses
Ma 110 abc. Analysis.
9 units (3-0-6); first, second, third terms, 2025-26.
Prerequisites: Ma 108 or previous exposure to metric space topology, Lebesgue measure.
First term: integration theory and basic real analysis: topological spaces, Hilbert space basics, Fejer's theorem, measure theory, measures as functionals, product measures, L^p -spaces, Baire category, Hahn- Banach theorem, Alaoglu's theorem, Krein-Millman theorem, countably normed spaces, tempered distributions and the Fourier transform. Second term: basic complex analysis: analytic functions, conformal maps and fractional linear transformations, idea of Riemann surfaces, elementary and some special functions, infinite sums and products, entire and meromorphic functions, elliptic functions. Third term: harmonic analysis; operator theory. Harmonic analysis: maximal functions and the Hardy-Littlewood maximal theorem, the maximal and Birkoff ergodic theorems, harmonic and subharmonic functions, theory of H^p -spaces and boundary values of analytic functions. Operator theory: compact operators, trace and determinant on a Hilbert space, orthogonal polynomials, the spectral theorem for bounded operators. If time allows, the theory of commutative Banach algebras.
Instructors: Heinävaara, Makarov, Isett
Instructors: Heinävaara, Makarov, Isett
Ma/ACM 142 ab. Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations.
9 units (3-0-6); second term, 2025-26.
Prerequisites: Ma 108; Ma 109 is desirable.
The mathematical theory of ordinary and partial differential equations, including a discussion of elliptic regularity, maximal principles, solubility of equations. The method of characteristics.
Part b not offered 2025-26.
Instructor: Isett
Instructor: Isett