Summary
Katalin L. Vesztergombi (born July 17, 1948)[1] is a Hungarian mathematician known for her contributions to graph theory and discrete geometry. A student of Vera T. Sós and a co-author of Paul Erdős, she is an emeritus associate professor at Eötvös Loránd University[2] and a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.[3]
Katalin Vesztergombi | |
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| Born | July 17, 1948 |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Spouse | László Lovász |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Fazekas Mihály Gimnázium |
| Alma mater | Eötvös Loránd University |
| Thesis | Distribution of Distances in Finite Point Sets |
| Doctoral advisor | Vera Sós |
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| Discipline | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Eötvös Loránd University |
| Notable works | Discrete Mathematics: Elementary and Beyond |
Education edit
As a high-school student in the 1960s, Vesztergombi became part of a special class for gifted mathematics students at Fazekas Mihály Gimnázium with her future collaborators László Lovász, József Pelikán, and others.[4] She completed her Ph.D. in 1987 at Eötvös Loránd University.[1][5] Her dissertation, Distribution of Distances in Finite Point Sets, is connected to the Erdős distinct distances problem and was supervised by Vera Sós.[5]
Contributions edit
Vesztergombi's research contributions include works on permutations,[PR] graph coloring and graph products,[XN] combinatorial discrepancy theory,[SS] distance problems in discrete geometry,[LD] geometric graph theory,[GR] the rectilinear crossing number of the complete graph,[CQ] and graphons.[D1][D2]
With László Lovász and József Pelikán, she is the author of the textbook Discrete Mathematics: Elementary and Beyond.[6][DM]
Personal edit
Vesztergombi is married to László Lovász, with whom she is also a frequent research collaborator.[7]
Selected publications edit
Books edit
| DM. | Lovász, L.; Pelikán, J.; Vesztergombi, K. (2003), Discrete Mathematics: Elementary and Beyond, Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics, New York: Springer-Verlag, doi:10.1007/b97469, ISBN 0-387-95584-4, MR 1952453[6]
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Research articles edit
| PR. | Vesztergombi, K. (1974), "Permutations with restriction of middle strength", Studia Scientiarum Mathematicarum Hungarica, 9: 181–185 (1975), MR 0373917
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| XN. | Vesztergombi, K. (1978–1979), "Some remarks on the chromatic number of the strong product of graphs", Acta Cybernetica, 4 (2): 207–212, MR 0525046
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| SS. | Lovász, L.; Spencer, J.; Vesztergombi, K. (1986), "Discrepancy of set-systems and matrices", European Journal of Combinatorics, 7 (2): 151–160, doi:10.1016/S0195-6698(86)80041-5, MR 0856328
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| LD. | Erdős, P.; Lovász, L.; Vesztergombi, K. (1989), "On the graph of large distances", Discrete & Computational Geometry, 4 (6): 541–549, doi:10.1007/BF02187746, MR 1006077
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| GR. | Lovász, L.; Vesztergombi, K. (2002), "Geometric representations of graphs", Paul Erdős and his mathematics, II (Budapest, 1999), Bolyai Society Mathematical Studies, vol. 11, Budapest: János Bolyai Mathematical Society, pp. 471–498, MR 1954739
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| CQ. | Lovász, László; Vesztergombi, Katalin; Wagner, Uli; Welzl, Emo (2004), "Convex quadrilaterals and k-sets", Towards a theory of geometric graphs, Contemporary Mathematics, vol. 342, Providence, RI: American Mathematical Society, pp. 139–148, doi:10.1090/conm/342/06138, MR 2065260
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| D1. | Borgs, C.; Chayes, J. T.; Lovász, L.; Sós, V. T.; Vesztergombi, K. (2008), "Convergent sequences of dense graphs. I. Subgraph frequencies, metric properties and testing", Advances in Mathematics, 219 (6): 1801–1851, arXiv:math/0702004, doi:10.1016/j.aim.2008.07.008, MR 2455626, S2CID 5974912
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| D2. | Borgs, C.; Chayes, J. T.; Lovász, L.; Sós, V. T.; Vesztergombi, K. (2012), "Convergent sequences of dense graphs II. Multiway cuts and statistical physics", Annals of Mathematics, Second Series, 176 (1): 151–219, doi:10.4007/annals.2012.176.1.2, MR 2925382
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References edit
- ^ a b Vesztergombi Katalin, Hungarian Doctoral Council, retrieved 2018-02-10
- ^ Katalin Vesztergombi, Eötvös Loránd University, retrieved 2018-02-10
- ^ Vesztergombi Katalin, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, retrieved 2018-02-10
- ^ Taber, Keith S.; Sumida, Manabu; McClure, Lynne, eds. (2017), Teaching Gifted Learners in STEM Subjects: Developing Talent in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, Routledge Research in Achievement and Gifted Education, Routledge, pp. 92–93, ISBN 9781317448969
- ^ a b Katalin Vesztergombi at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ^ a b Reviews of Discrete Mathematics:
- Yadrenko, M. I., zbMATH, Zbl 1017.00002
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- Wilson, Robin J. (2004), Mathematical Reviews, MR 1952453
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Intermont, Michele (June 2004), "Discrete Mathematics: Elementary and Beyond", MAA Reviews
- Leversha, Gerry (July 2004), The Mathematical Gazette, 88 (512): 378–379, doi:10.1017/s0025557200175655, JSTOR 3620907, S2CID 125699613
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Benjamin, Arthur T. (August–September 2004), American Mathematical Monthly, 111 (7): 636–638, doi:10.2307/4145182, JSTOR 4145182
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- Yadrenko, M. I., zbMATH, Zbl 1017.00002
- ^ "Édes teher: zseni az apám (interview with László Lovász)", NOL (in Hungarian), July 12, 2013