Axel Thue, the Glossary
Axel Thue (19 February 1863 – 7 March 1922) was a Norwegian mathematician, known for his original work in diophantine approximation and combinatorics.[1]
Table of Contents
15 relations: Combinatorics, Crelle's Journal, Diophantine approximation, Elling Holst, Halting problem, Mathematician, Norway, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Oslo, Ronald V. Book, Semi-Thue system, Tønsberg, Thoralf Skolem, Thue's theorem, University of Oslo.
- 20th-century Norwegian mathematicians
Combinatorics
Combinatorics is an area of mathematics primarily concerned with the counting, selecting and arranging of objects, both as a means and as an end in itself.
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Crelle's Journal
Crelle's Journal, or just Crelle, is the common name for a mathematics journal, the Journal für die reine und angewandte Mathematik (in English: Journal for Pure and Applied Mathematics).
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Diophantine approximation
In number theory, the study of Diophantine approximation deals with the approximation of real numbers by rational numbers.
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Elling Holst
Elling Bolt Holst (19 July 1849 – 2 September 1915) was a Norwegian mathematician, biographer and children's writer.
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Halting problem
In computability theory, the halting problem is the problem of determining, from a description of an arbitrary computer program and an input, whether the program will finish running, or continue to run forever.
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Mathematician
A mathematician is someone who uses an extensive knowledge of mathematics in their work, typically to solve mathematical problems.
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Norway
Norway (Norge, Noreg), formally the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula.
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU; Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet) is a public research university in Norway and the largest in terms of enrollment.
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Oslo
Oslo (or; Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway.
Ronald V. Book
Ronald Vernon Book (March 5 1937 – May 28, 1997 in Santa Barbara, California) was a theoretical computer scientist.
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Semi-Thue system
In theoretical computer science and mathematical logic a string rewriting system (SRS), historically called a semi-Thue system, is a rewriting system over strings from a (usually finite) alphabet.
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Tønsberg
Tønsberg, historically Tunsberg, is a city in Tønsberg Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway.
Thoralf Skolem
Thoralf Albert Skolem (23 May 1887 – 23 March 1963) was a Norwegian mathematician who worked in mathematical logic and set theory.
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Thue's theorem
Thue's theorem may refer to the following mathematical theorems named after Axel Thue.
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University of Oslo
The University of Oslo (Universitetet i Oslo; Universitas Osloensis) is a public research university located in Oslo, Norway.
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See also
20th-century Norwegian mathematicians
- Øystein Ore
- Alf Victor Guldberg
- Axel Thue
- Bernt Øksendal
- Carl Ludvig Godske
- Dan Laksov
- Elizabeth Stephansen
- Erik Alfsen
- Erling Størmer
- Geir Ellingsrud
- Helge Tverberg
- Henrik Palmstrøm
- Henrik Selberg
- Idun Reiten
- Ingebrigt Johansson
- John Erik Fornæss
- Karl Egil Aubert
- Ludvig Sylow
- Nils Aall Barricelli
- Ragni Piene
- Raphael Høegh-Krohn
- Sigmund Selberg
- Viggo Brun
- Wilhelm Ljunggren