Charles R. Leedham-Green is a retired professor of mathematics at Queen Mary, University of London, known for his work in group theory. He completed his DPhil at the University of Oxford.[1]
Charles Leedham-Green | |
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Born | |
Alma mater | University of Oxford |
Known for | Work on pro-p groups and computational group theory |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematician |
Institutions | University of London |
Doctoral advisor | Kenneth Gravett |
His parents were John Charles Leedham-Green (1902–1984), a surgeon and general practitioner in Southwold, and Gertrude Mary Somerville Caldwell.[2]
With Leonard Soicher, Leedham-Green designed the product replacement algorithm;[3] an algorithm within computational group theory that generates random elements of groups by taking a random walk through the group. This algorithm has been implemented in both GAP and MAGMA.
He is responsible for a great body of work in group theory. In recent times, this has involved research in computational group theory and pro-p groups.
The 300th edition of the Journal of Algebra was dedicated to him for his 65th birthday.[4] On the occasion of his retirement in 2006, the Mathematics Research Centre at Queen Mary held a conference in celebration of his mathematical achievements.[5]