The Cartan connection: sketches for a portrait of Kentaro Yano

Abstract

We are describing the historical context in which Kentaro Yano prepared his doctoral dissertation under Elie Cartan’s coordination, and how this ´ work was published in Romania, with Analele S¸ tiint¸ifice ale Universit˘at¸ii “Al. I. Cuza”. We describe some of the many encounters made possible by Elie Cartan’s extraordinary creative contributions, which lead to a series of important collaborations, some of them of lasting impact until today