Axel Thue
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| Axel Thue | |
 Axel Thue (1863-1922)
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| Born | 19 February 1863 Tönsberg, Norway |
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| Died | 7 March 1922 (aged 59) Oslo, Norway |
| Residence |  Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Fields | Mathematician |
| Institutions | University of Kristiana Trondheim Technical College |
| Alma mater | University of Kristiana |
| Doctoral advisor | Elling Holst |
| Doctoral students | Thoralf Skolem |
| Known for | 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. This work is the start of the mathematical basis for a formal solution to Rubik's Cube (via groups of combinatorial transformations).
His only known PhD student was Thoralf Skolem.
[edit] See also
- Semi-Thue system
- Thue-Morse sequence
- Thue-Siegel-Roth theorem
- Thue equation
- Thue programming language
- Thue's theorem
- Word Problem
[edit] External links
- O'Connor, John J. & Robertson, Edmund F., “Axel Thue”, MacTutor History of Mathematics archive
- Axel Thue at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
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| NAME | Thue, Axel |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Norwegian Mathematician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 19 February 1863 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tönsberg, Norway |
| DATE OF DEATH | 7 March 1922 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Oslo, Norway |
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