British mathematician, professor emeritus at the University of Basel, who with Joseph Oesterle formulated the abc conjecture in 1985 while trying to understand the Szpiro conjecture about elliptic curves. He works in transcendence theory and Diophantine approximation.
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Nationality / Culture Defining ContributionWith Joseph Oesterle, formulated the abc conjecture in 1985, relating the prime factors of two coprime integers to those of their sum. 3 Notable WorkCo-formulated the abc conjecture with Joseph Oesterle (1985), a central unsolved problem in Diophantine analysis. 1 AwardElected Fellow of the Royal Society (2005); Elected to Academia Europaea (2014); Frontiers of Science Award, shared with Umberto Zannier (2023) 2 Connections
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Co-formulated the abc conjecture, also called the Oesterle-Masser conjecture, in a 1985 discussion.
Conjectures Posed
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Formulated the abc conjecture (with Joseph Oesterle) and works on transcendental number theory and Diophantine approximation.
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Born (1948-11-08) 8 November 1948 (age 77) London, United Kingdom ... Known for Masser-Gramain constant Oesterle-Masser conjecture Sparsely totient number ... Awards ICM Speaker (1983) Humboldt Prize (1991) Fellow of the Royal Society (2005) Member of the Academia Europaea (2014)
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David William Masser is professor emeritus in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Basel. He is known for his work in transcendental number theory, Diophantine approximation, and Diophantine geometry. With Joseph Oesterle in 1985, Masser formulated the abc conjecture, which has been called the most important unsolved problem in Diophantine analysis.
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He is known for his work in transcendental number theory, Diophantine approximation, and Diophantine geometry.
View the Source 2. Masser, Official Curriculum Vitae, University of Basel
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Wolfram Research, Inc.https://mathworld.wolfram.com/abcConjecture.html
The abc conjecture is a conjecture due to Oesterle and Masser in 1985.
Conjectures Posed: ABC Conjecture, abc Conjecture entry, opening paragraph
The abc conjecture is a conjecture due to Oesterle and Masser in 1985.
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