Axel Thue
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 Axel Thue (1863-1922) |
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| Born | 19 February 1863 Tönsberg, Norway |
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| Died | 7 March 1922 Oslo, Norway |
| Residence |  Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Field | Mathematician |
| Institution | University of Kristiana Trondheim Technical College |
| Alma mater | University of Kristiana |
| Academic advisor | Elling Holst |
| Notable students | Thoralf Skolem |
| Known for | Thue equation Thue's theorem |
Axel Thue (19 February 1863 - 7 March 1922) was a Norwegian mathematician, known for highly original work in diophantine approximation, and combinatorics.
He stated in 1914 the so-called Word problem or Thue problem, closely related to the halting problem.
[edit] See also
- Semi-Thue system
- Thue-Morse sequence
- Thue-Siegel-Roth theorem
- Thue equation
- Thue programming language
- Thue's theorem
[edit] External link
- O'Connor, John J., and Edmund F. Robertson. "Axel Thue". MacTutor History of Mathematics archive.
- Axel Thue at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
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