Joseph Oesterlé

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Joseph Oesterlé

Born	1954 (age 59–60) Alsace
Nationality	France
Fields	Mathematics
Institutions	Pierre and Marie Curie University
Alma mater	Paris-Sud 11 University
Doctoral students	Alain Kraus Loïc Merel
Known for	abc conjecture

Joseph Oesterlé (born 1954) is a French mathematician who, along with David Masser, formulated the abc conjecture in 1985. It is perhaps the most important unsolved problem in diophantine analysis.

External links

Joseph Oesterlé at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
The ABC conjecture

Persondata
Name	Oesterle, Joseph
Alternative names
Short description	French mathematician
Date of birth	1954
Place of birth	Alsace
Date of death
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