Fred Galvin

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Frederick William Galvin is a mathematician, currently a professor at the University of Kansas. His research interests include set theory and combinatorics. His notable combinatorial work includes the proof of the Dinitz conjecture. In set theory, he proved with Andras Hajnal that if \aleph_{\omega_1} is a strong limit cardinal, then

2^{\aleph_{\omega_1}}<\aleph_{(2^{\aleph_1})^+}

holds. The research on extending this result led Saharon Shelah to the invention of PCF theory. Galvin and Shelah also proved the square bracket partition relations \aleph_1\not\to[\aleph_1]^2_4 and 2^{\aleph_0}\not\to[2^{\aleph_0}]^2_{\aleph_0}.

Galvin received his Ph.D. in 1967 from the University of Minnesota.[1]

He invented doublemove chess.

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  1. ^ Fred Galvin at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
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NAME Galvin, Frederick William
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