Peter Sarnak

Peter Sarnak is a Professor of Mathematics at Princeton University, affiliated with the School of Mathematics. His primary research field is Number Theory, with significant contributions to automorphic forms, spectral theory, and quantum chaos.

• Email: sarnak@math.princeton.edu

Recent publications highlight his work on L-functions, Möbius disjointness, and nodal sets of eigenfunctions. His research intersects arithmetic geometry, dynamical systems, and harmonic analysis, often addressing deep connections between randomness and arithmetic structures.

Key subfields include automorphic forms, spectral gaps, thin matrix groups, and applications of number theory to geometric packings. Collaborations span prominent mathematicians like Jean Bourgain and Sug Woo Shin.