Paul Erdős was a prolific Hungarian mathematician known for his extensive work in number theory, combinatorics, and graph theory. He introduced concepts such as the Erdős number, which quantifies the collaborative distance between mathematicians based on joint publications. His collaborative spirit led to over 1,500 published papers with more than 1,000 co-authors, making him one of the most cited mathematicians in history. Erdős also contributed to various mathematical problems and conjectures, many of which continue to inspire research today.
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He is known for quartic equations.
They invented Algebra.
Algebra
No, it does not. The Benford Law requires the numbers to span several orders of magnitude, Erdos numbers have a very small range.
Paul Erdos has written: 'Topics in the theory of numbers'
Erdos' Conjecture on Arithmetic Progressions (Wikipedia.org)
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Paul Erdos published approximately 1,525 mathematical papers during his lifetime.
Paul L. Erdos has written: 'Professional mail surveys' -- subject(s): Mail surveys, Public opinion polls, Social surveys
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Paul Erdos
You have to produce a paper in partnership with Paul Erdos to get an Erdos number of 1. If you produce a paper in partnership with someone who already has an Erdos Number, you get one more than your co-author(s). It is rumoured that baseball legend Hank Aaron has an Erdos number of 1 since he and Erdos both signed the baseball with which Aaron broke Babe Ruth's career home run record of 714 !
The contribution of Benjamin alvord in math
Produce a maths paper in association with either Erdos himself or someone who already has an Erdos number.
Todd Erdos was born in 1973.
My Erdos number is 4. I found out about it through academic collaborations and research connections with other mathematicians who have lower Erdos numbers.