Axel Thue

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.

See also:

• Thue-Morse sequence
• Thue-Siegel-Roth theorem
• Thue equation

External link

Biography at the MacTutor archive

See also: Axel Thue, 1863, 1922, 19 February, 7 March, Combinatorics, Diophantine approximation, Halting problem, MacTutor archive