Axel Thue

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Axel Thue
Image:Axel Thue.jpg Axel Thue (1863-1922)
Born	19 February 1863(1863-02-19) Tönsberg, Norway
Died	7 March 1922 (aged 59) Oslo, Norway
Residence	Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Field	Mathematician
Institutions	University of Kristiana Trondheim Technical College
Alma mater	University of Kristiana
Academic advisor	Elling Holst
Notable 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.

External links

O'Connor, John J; Edmund F. Robertson "Axel Thue". MacTutor History of Mathematics archive.
Axel Thue at the Mathematics Genealogy Project

Persondata
NAME	Thue, Axel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
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