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Thomas W. Cusick
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Mathematician who independently formulated the lonely runner conjecture as a view-obstruction problem in 1974.
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Defining ContributionIndependently formulated the lonely runner conjecture as a view-obstruction problem in 1974. 1 Notable WorkCo-reformulated (with Joerg Wills) the Lonely Runner Conjecture as a view-obstruction problem in Diophantine approximation (1974); research in cryptographic Boolean functions, algebraic number theory and combinatorics 2 Cross-Tradition Connections
Conjectures Posed
Independently formulated the equivalent view-obstruction problem in 1974.
In Branch
Primary research area per his own faculty profile: Diophantine approximation and algebraic number theory, alongside cryptography.
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1. Lonely Runner Conjecture (Wikipedia)
WikipediaConjectures Posed: Lonely Runner Conjecture, Opening paragraphQuote, Conjectures Posed: Lonely Runner Conjecture, Opening paragraph
independently as a view-obstruction problem in 1974 by Thomas W. Cusick
2. Thomas Cusick, Faculty Page, University at Buffalo
University at Buffalo, Department of MathematicsResearch Summary sectionQuote, Research Summary section
Tom Cusick's research is in cryptography, especially Boolean function applications; number theory, particularly Diophantine approximation and algebraic number theory; and combinatorics.
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