Alexandr Gelfond
Alexandr Gelfond · Science & Medicine
Transcendental number theory; Gelfond's theorem
1906, Saint Petersburg, Russia — 1968, Moscow, Soviet Union
Russia · Soviet Union
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Alexander Gelfond was a Soviet mathematician who founded key techniques in the theory of transcendental numbers. In 1934 he proved Gelfond's theorem, resolving Hilbert's seventh problem by showing that a^b is transcendental when a is algebraic (not 0 or 1) and b is an irrational algebraic number. He is listed among Jewish figures in mathematics.
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Transcendental number theory; Gelfond's theorem
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics
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