six degrees of graph theory: kevin bacon, paul erdos, william
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Six degrees of graph theory:Kevin Bacon, Paul Erdos, William
McKinley and meRyan Martin
Assistant Professor
Mathematics Department
Iowa State University
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Joint WorkThis talk is based on joint work with
• Tom Bohman,Carnegie Mellon University
• Alan Frieze,Carnegie Mellon University
• Michael Krivelevich,Tel Aviv University
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Six? degrees of separationIn the Kevin Bacon Game, it is postulated that thecenter of the Hollywood universe is
Kevin Bacon.
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Six? degrees of separationIn the Kevin Bacon Game, it is postulated that thecenter of the Hollywood universe is
.
Six degrees of graph theory:Kevin Bacon, Paul Erdos, William McKinley and me – p. 3/61
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Six? degrees of separationIn the Kevin Bacon Game, it is postulated that thecenter of the Hollywood universe is
Kevin Bacon.
This is false. It is Rod Steiger.
Six degrees of graph theory:Kevin Bacon, Paul Erdos, William McKinley and me – p. 3/61
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Six? degrees of separationIn the Kevin Bacon Game, it is postulated that thecenter of the Hollywood universe is
Kevin Bacon.
This is false. It is Rod Steiger.
Six degrees of graph theory:Kevin Bacon, Paul Erdos, William McKinley and me – p. 3/61
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Six? degrees of separationIn the Kevin Bacon Game, it is postulated that thecenter of the Hollywood universe is
Kevin Bacon.
We link two actors together if they appeared togetherin the same movie.
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Six? degrees of separationIn the Kevin Bacon Game, it is postulated that thecenter of the Hollywood universe is
Kevin Bacon.
We link two actors together if they appeared togetherin the same movie.
(They must be together on a cast list at the IMDb.)
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Bacon numberThe actor’s
Bacon number
is the fewest number of steps it takes to connect thatactor to
Kevin Bacon.
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Bacon numberThe actor’s
#is the fewest number of steps it takes to connect thatactor to
.
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Bacon numberThe actor’s
Bacon number
is the fewest number of steps it takes to connect thatactor to
Kevin Bacon.
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Bacon numberAn actor can have infinite
#.
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Bacon numberAn actor can have infinite
#.
(For example, a TV actor who appears in no moviecredits.)
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Example: Kevin Costner
Kevin Costner is linked to Kevin Bacon because bothappeared in
JFK (1991).
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Example: Kevin Costner
is linked to because bothappeared in
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Example: Kevin Costneris linked to because both appeared in
JFK (1991).
So, Kevin Costner’s Kevin Bacon number is
???
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Example: Kevin Costneris linked to because both appeared in
JFK (1991).
So, Kevin Costner’s Kevin Bacon number is
1
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Example: Kevin Costneris linked to because both appeared in
JFK (1991).
So, ’s#
is
1
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Illustration: Kevin Costner
x x
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Illustration: Kevin Costner
x x
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Illustration: Kevin Costner
x x
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Illustration: Kevin Costner
x x
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E.g.: Henry “Fonz” WinklerWe know that
• appeared with in
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E.g.: Henry “Fonz” WinklerWe know that
• Henry Winkler appeared with Michael Keaton inNight Shift (1982)
• appeared with in
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E.g.: Henry “Fonz” WinklerWe know that
• Henry Winkler appeared with Michael Keaton inNight Shift (1982)
• Michael Keaton appeared with Kim Basinger inBatman (1989)
• appeared with in
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E.g.: Henry “Fonz” WinklerWe know that
• Henry Winkler appeared with Michael Keaton inNight Shift (1982)
• Michael Keaton appeared with Kim Basinger inBatman (1989)
• Kim Basinger appeared with Mickey Rourke in9 1/2 Weeks (1986)
• appeared with in
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E.g.: Henry “Fonz” WinklerWe know that
• Henry Winkler appeared with Michael Keaton inNight Shift (1982)
• Michael Keaton appeared with Kim Basinger inBatman (1989)
• Kim Basinger appeared with Mickey Rourke in9 1/2 Weeks (1986)
• Mickey Rourke appeared with Kevin Bacon inDiner (1982)
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A chain: Henry “Fonz” Winkler
x x x x x
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A chain: Henry “Fonz” Winkler
x x x x x
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A chain: Henry “Fonz” Winkler
x x x x x
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A chain: Henry “Fonz” Winkler
x x x x x
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A chain: Henry “Fonz” Winkler
x x x x x
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A chain: Henry “Fonz” Winkler
x x x x x
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A chain: Henry “Fonz” Winkler
x x x x x
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A chain: Henry “Fonz” Winkler
x x x x x
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A chain: Henry “Fonz” Winkler
x x x x x
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A chain: Henry “Fonz” Winkler
x x x x x
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More: Henry “Fonz” WinklerBut it is also true that
• appeared with??? in(2000).
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More: Henry “Fonz” WinklerBut it is also true that
• appeared with in(2000).
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More: Henry “Fonz” WinklerBut it is also true that
• Henry Winkler appeared with Clint Howardin Little Nicky (2000).
• appeared with in(2000)
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More: Henry “Fonz” WinklerBut it is also true that
• Henry Winkler appeared with Clint Howardin Little Nicky (2000).
• Clint Howard appeared with Kevin Bacon inMy Dog Skip (2000).
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Better: Henry “Fonz” Winkler
x x x
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Better: Henry “Fonz” Winkler
x x x
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Better: Henry “Fonz” Winkler
x x x
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Better: Henry “Fonz” Winkler
x x x
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Better: Henry “Fonz” Winkler
x x x
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Better: Henry “Fonz” Winkler
x x x
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Can we do even better?
has never appeared in a film with
.
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Can we do even better?
Kevin Bacon has never appeared in a film withHenry Winkler.
So, ’s#
is
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Can we do even better?
Kevin Bacon has never appeared in a film withHenry Winkler.
So, Henry Winkler’s Kevin Bacon number is
???
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Can we do even better?
Kevin Bacon has never appeared in a film withHenry Winkler.
So, Henry Winkler’s Kevin Bacon number is
2
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In sum: Henry “Fonz” Winkler
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In sum: Henry “Fonz” Winkler
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In sum: Henry “Fonz” Winkler
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Experimental data
# of actors
0 11 18062 1450243 3951264 954975 7451
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Experimental data
# of actors
0 11 18062 1450243 3951264 954975 7451
# of actors
6 9337 1068 13
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What about the high numbers?As we said before, there are actors with infinite
#.
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What about the high numbers?As we said before, there are actors with infinite
#.
The actors with large#
are obscure and thereason why is fairly obvious.
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Kevin Bacon not so specialMost successful actors follow the same pattern:
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Kevin Bacon not so specialMost successful actors follow the same pattern:
For every pair of successful actors, they areconnected by a path of length≤ 5
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Kevin Bacon not so specialMost successful actors follow the same pattern:
For every pair of successful actors, they areconnected by a path of length≤ 5
Why?
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Our modelWe will represent actors byvertices
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Our modelWe will represent actors byvertices
x
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Our modelWe will represent actors byvertices
xand connect them withedges
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Our modelWe will represent actors byvertices
xand connect them withedges
x xif they appeared in the same film.
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Our modelWe will represent actors byvertices
xand connect them withedges
x xif they appeared in the same film.
This is agraph.
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Model parameters• There aren actors.
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Model parameters• There aren actors.• Fix a constantd.
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Model parameters• There aren actors.• Fix a constantd.• We will begin with anarbitrary graphH.
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Model parameters• There aren actors.• Fix a constantd.• We will begin with anarbitrary graphH.• In H, each actor is connected to at leastdn other
actors.
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Model parameters• There aren actors.• Fix a constantd.• We will begin with anarbitrary graphH.• In H, each actor is connected to at leastdn other
actors.• The constantd can be extremely tiny:
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Model parameters• There aren actors.• Fix a constantd.• We will begin with anarbitrary graphH.• In H, each actor is connected to at leastdn other
actors.• The constantd can be extremely tiny:
0.1
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Model parameters• There aren actors.• Fix a constantd.• We will begin with anarbitrary graphH.• In H, each actor is connected to at leastdn other
actors.• The constantd can be extremely tiny:
0.1, 0.01
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Model parameters• There aren actors.• Fix a constantd.• We will begin with anarbitrary graphH.• In H, each actor is connected to at leastdn other
actors.• The constantd can be extremely tiny:
0.1, 0.01, 0.000001
It just needs to be independent ofn.
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Random castingWe addf(n) random casting connections.
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Random castingWe addf(n) random casting connections.
What doesrandommean?
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Random edgesLet N be the number of pairs with no connectionbetween them (non-edges). We can createm newrandom edges in two ways:
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Random edgesLet N be the number of pairs with no connectionbetween them (non-edges). We can createm newrandom edges in two ways:
• For every set ofm unconnected pairs, choose oneset uniformly at random.
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Random edgesLet N be the number of pairs with no connectionbetween them (non-edges). We can createm newrandom edges in two ways:
• For every set ofm unconnected pairs, choose oneset uniformly at random.
• Connect a previously unconnected pair,independently, with probabilitym/N .
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Random edgesLet N be the number of pairs with no connectionbetween them (non-edges). We can createm newrandom edges in two ways:
• For every set ofm unconnected pairs, choose oneset uniformly at random.
• Connect a previously unconnected pair,independently, with probabilitym/N (coin flips).
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Random edgesLet N be the number of pairs with no connectionbetween them (non-edges). We can createm newrandom edges in two ways:
• For every set ofm unconnected pairs, choose oneset uniformly at random.
• Connect a previously unconnected pair,independently, with probabilitym/N (coin flips).The average number of new connections ism.
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The modelsFor our purposes, these produce the same results.
The question:
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The modelsFor our purposes, these produce the same results.
The question:
What is the longest distance between anypair of actors ?
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The modelsFor our purposes, these produce the same results.
The question:
What is the longest distance between anypair of actors(diameter)?
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The theoremTheorem. If f(n) → ∞ asn → ∞, then
Pr (diam ≤ 5) → 1
Important points:• Recallf(n) is the number of random
connections.
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The theoremTheorem. If f(n) → ∞ asn → ∞, then
Pr (diam ≤ 5) → 1
Important points:• Recallf(n) is the number of random
connections.• “5” doesn’t depend ond at all.
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The theoremTheorem. If f(n) → ∞ asn → ∞, then
Pr (diam ≤ 5) → 1
Important points:• Recallf(n) is the number of random
connections.• “5” doesn’t depend ond at all.• f(n) can be very small:
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The theoremTheorem. If f(n) → ∞ asn → ∞, then
Pr (diam ≤ 5) → 1
Important points:• Recallf(n) is the number of random
connections.• “5” doesn’t depend ond at all.• f(n) can be very small:
√n
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The theoremTheorem. If f(n) → ∞ asn → ∞, then
Pr (diam ≤ 5) → 1
Important points:• Recallf(n) is the number of random
connections.• “5” doesn’t depend ond at all.• f(n) can be very small:
√n, log n
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The theoremTheorem. If f(n) → ∞ asn → ∞, then
Pr (diam ≤ 5) → 1
Important points:• Recallf(n) is the number of random
connections.• “5” doesn’t depend ond at all.• f(n) can be very small:
√n, log n,
√log log log n
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Qualifying the modelThis is a nice result on a pretty good model.
The model only assumes some density conditions anda little bit of randomness.
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The proofTo prove the theorem, you need theRegularityLemma.
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The proofTo prove the theorem, you need theRegularityLemma.
The Regularity Lemma is ’spowerful and complicated graph theoretic tool.
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The proofTo prove the theorem, you need theRegularityLemma.
The Regularity Lemma is Endre Szemerédi’spowerful and complicated graph theoretic tool.
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Best possible?
The theorem is “tight”:
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Best possible?
The theorem is “tight”:
If there aren’t an infinite number of edgesadded, then someH ’s will be disconnected.
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What about closer connections?
• To getdiam ≤ 4, you need randomconnections.
• To getdiam ≤ 3, you need randomconnections.
• To getdiam ≤ 2, you need randomconnections.
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What about closer connections?
• To getdiam ≤ 4, you needc1 log n randomconnections.
• To getdiam ≤ 3, you needc1 log n randomconnections.
• To getdiam ≤ 2, you need randomconnections.
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What about closer connections?
• To getdiam ≤ 4, you needc1 log n randomconnections.
• To getdiam ≤ 3, you needc1 log n randomconnections.
• To getdiam ≤ 2, you needc2n log n randomconnections.
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Applying this knowledge
To have it be very likely that everyone isconnected by a path of no more than 5acquaintances, just arrange a few randommeetings.
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Applying this knowledge
To have it be very likely that everyone isconnected by a path of no more than 5acquaintances, just arrange a few randommeetings.
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The clichéThe cliché states that every pair of people is separatedby at most
six degrees of separation.
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The clichéThe cliché states that every pair of people is separatedby at most
six degrees of separation.
In fact, it isFIVE degrees of separation
and there’s an actual proof!
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Erdos numberOne of the most prolific mathematicians of the 20thcentury was
Paul (Pál) ErdosMarch 26, 1913-September 20, 1996
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Erdos numberOne of the most prolific mathematicians of the 20thcentury was
Paul (Pál) ErdosMarch 26, 1913-September 20, 1996
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Erdos number project
TheErdos number project is concerned with thedistance of mathematicians from Paul Erdos.
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Erdos number project
The#
project is concerned with thedistance of mathematicians from Paul Erdos.
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Erdos number project
The#
project is concerned with thedistance of mathematicians from Paul Erdos.
Two mathematicians are connected if theyco-authored a paper together and that paper appears inMathematical Reviews, accessible by MathSciNet.
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Most prolific authors
• : 1401 papers (Erdos number )
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Most prolific authors
• : 1401 papers (Erdos number )
• Drumi Bainov:782 (Erdos number )
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Most prolific authors
• : 1401 papers (Erdos number )
• Drumi Bainov:782 (Erdos number )
• Leonard Carlitz:730 (Erdos number )
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Most prolific authors
• : 1401 papers (Erdos number )
• Drumi Bainov:782 (Erdos number )
• Leonard Carlitz:730 (Erdos number )
• Lucien Godeaux:644 (Erdos number )
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Most prolific authors
• : 1401 papers (Erdos number )
• Drumi Bainov:782 (Erdos number )
• Leonard Carlitz:730 (Erdos number )
• Lucien Godeaux:644 (Erdos number )
• Saharon Shelah:600 (Erdos number )
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Most prolific authors
• : 1401 papers (Erdos number0)
• Drumi Bainov:782 (Erdos number4)
• Leonard Carlitz:730 (Erdos number2)
• Lucien Godeaux:644 (Erdos number∞)
• Saharon Shelah:600 (Erdos number1)
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Erdos number statistics
• wrote1401 papers in Math Reviews.
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Erdos number statistics
• wrote1401 papers in Math Reviews.
• There are337, 000 vertices (authors) in the graph.
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Erdos number statistics
• wrote1401 papers in Math Reviews.
• There are337, 000 vertices (authors) in the graph.
• There are about496, 000 edges.
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Erdos number statistics
• wrote1401 papers in Math Reviews.
• There are337, 000 vertices (authors) in the graph.
• There are about496, 000 edges.
• Average number of authors per paper:1.45
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Erdos number statistics
• wrote1401 papers in Math Reviews.
• There are337, 000 vertices (authors) in the graph.
• There are about496, 000 edges.
• Average number of authors per paper:1.45
• Average number of papers per author:6.87
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Experimental data
#0 11 5022 57133 264224 621365 661576 322807 10431
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Experimental data
#0 11 5092 69843 264224 621365 661576 322807 10431
#8 32149 95310 26211 9412 2313 414 715 1
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Experimental data
#0 11 5092 69843 264224 621365 661576 322807 10431
#8 32149 95310 26211 9412 2313 414 715 1 (R. G. Kamalov)
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Computer networksGraphs model much more serious stuff.
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Network questionIn networks we are concerned with one particularquantity:
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Network questionIn networks we are concerned with one particularquantity:
connectivity: A connected graph isk-connected ifremovingany set ofk − 1 vertices (and allrelevant edges) leaves the graph connected.
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Same model• n computers
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Same model• n computers
• in H, each computer is connected to≥ dn others
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Same model• n computers
• in H, each computer is connected to≥ dn others
• addf(n) random connections
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Same model• n computers
• in H, each computer is connected to≥ dn others
• addf(n) random connections
Of course, we want high connectivity with as littlerandomness as possible.
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Connectivity theoremTheorem. Let k be a function ofn that is≪ n. Let Hhave the property that each vertex is connected to atleastdn other vertices.
• If f(n) ≫ k, then the graph becomesk-connected, with high probability.
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Connectivity theoremTheorem. Let k be a function ofn that is≪ n. Let Hhave the property that each vertex is connected to atleastdn other vertices.
• If f(n) ≫ k, then the graph becomesk-connected, with high probability.
• If d < 1/2, there is anH0 such that for everyk ≪ n, f(n) = k − 1 ensures that the graph failsto bek-connected, with high probability.
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Bottom lineA way to interpret this theorem is:
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Bottom lineA way to interpret this theorem is:
If you needk-connectivity,
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Bottom lineA way to interpret this theorem is:
If you needk-connectivity,
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Bottom lineA way to interpret this theorem is:
If you needk-connectivity,
then you need to add a little more(asymptotically) random edges thank.
If fewer thank random edges are added,k-connectivity does not necessarily occur.
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Other propertiesWe’ve used this model to investigate other properties:
• Hamilton cycle
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Other propertiesWe’ve used this model to investigate other properties:
• Hamilton cycle
• Small cliques as subgraphs
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Other propertiesWe’ve used this model to investigate other properties:
• Hamilton cycle
• Small cliques as subgraphs
• Chromatic number
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What next?Shall we conclude with
• more mathematics,
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What next?Shall we conclude with
• more mathematics,
• people with high Bacon numbers,
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What next?Shall we conclude with
• more mathematics,
• people with high Bacon numbers,
• mathematicians and dead presidents, or
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What next?Shall we conclude with
• more mathematics,
• people with high Bacon numbers,
• mathematicians and dead presidents, or
• connections between Bacon numbers and Erdosnumbers?
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Intersecting hypergraphsI work on the question of random intersectinghypergraphs.
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Intersecting hypergraphsI work on the question of random intersectinghypergraphs.
We take subsets at random so that, with eachselection, every pair of subsets has a nonemptyintersection.
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Intersecting hypergraphsI work on the question of random intersectinghypergraphs.
We take subsets at random so that, with eachselection, every pair of subsets has a nonemptyintersection.
Eventually, we run out of eligible subsets.
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Intersecting hypergraphsI work on the question of random intersectinghypergraphs.
We take subsets at random so that, with eachselection, every pair of subsets has a nonemptyintersection.
Eventually, we run out of eligible subsets.
What do we end up with?
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Intersecting hypergraphsI work on the question of random intersectinghypergraphs.
We take subsets, of sizer, from [n] at random.
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Intersecting hypergraphsWe take subsets, of sizer, from [n] at random.
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Intersecting hypergraphsWe take subsets, of sizer, from [n] at random.
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It’s just killing you, isn’t it?Let us return to the Kevin Bacon question.
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It’s just killing you, isn’t it?Let us return to the Kevin Bacon question.
We want to find actors with an
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Infinite Kevin Bacon number
is someone with infinite#
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Thomas Alva Edison only appeared in one movie (abrief documentary) and was the only actor.
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Infinite Kevin Bacon number
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Thomas Alva Edison only appeared in one movie (abrief documentary) and was the only actor.
Not soon coming to DVD:
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Infinite Kevin Bacon number
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Thomas Alva Edison only appeared in one movie (abrief documentary) and was the only actor.
Not soon coming to DVD:Mr. Edison at Work inHis Chemical Laboratory (1897).
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Kevin Bacon number 7Joseph Wheeler appeared in two films:
• General Wheeler and Secretary of WarAlger at Camp Wikoff (1898), a shortdocumentary, in which he appeared with RussellAlexander Alger (Kevin Bacon number 6)
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Kevin Bacon number 7Joseph Wheeler appeared in two films:
• General Wheeler and Secretary of WarAlger at Camp Wikoff (1898), a shortdocumentary, in which he appeared with RussellAlexander Alger (Kevin Bacon number 6)
• Surrender of General Toral (1898), again, ashort documentary, with William Rufus Shafter.
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Kevin Bacon number 8William Rufus Shafter also appeared in two films:
• Surrender of General Toral (1898) withJoseph Wheeler.
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Kevin Bacon number 8William Rufus Shafter also appeared in two films:
• Surrender of General Toral (1898) withJoseph Wheeler.
• Major General Shafter (1898) as the onlycredited cast member.
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Conclusion
• Russell Alexander Alger has#
=6,
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Conclusion
• Russell Alexander Alger has#
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• Joseph Wheeler has#
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Conclusion
• Russell Alexander Alger has#
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• Joseph Wheeler has#
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• William Rufus Shafter has#
=8.
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The chain
8 William Rufus Shafter was inSurrender ofGeneral Toral (1898) with Joseph Wheeler
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The chain
8 William Rufus Shafter was inSurrender ofGeneral Toral (1898) with Joseph Wheeler
7 Joseph Wheeler was inGeneral Wheeler andSecretary of War Alger at Camp Wikoff(1898) with Russell Alexander Alger
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The chain
6 Russell Alexander Alger was inPresidentMcKinley’s Inspection of Camp Wikoff(1898) with President William McKinley
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The chain
6 Russell Alexander Alger was inPresidentMcKinley’s Inspection of Camp Wikoff(1898) with President William McKinley
5 President William McKinley was inPresidentMcKinley Taking the Oath (1901) withU. S. Senator Marcus Hanna
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The chain
6 Russell Alexander Alger was inPresidentMcKinley’s Inspection of Camp Wikoff(1898) with President William McKinley
5 President William McKinley was inPresidentMcKinley Taking the Oath (1901) withU. S. Senator Marcus Hanna (R-OH)
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The chain
4 U. S. Senator Marcus Hanna (R-OH) was inOpening of the Pan-American ExpositionShowing Vice President RooseveltLeading the Procession (1901) withPresident Theodore Roosevelt
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The chain
4 U. S. Senator Marcus Hanna (R-OH) was inOpening of the Pan-American ExpositionShowing Vice President RooseveltLeading the Procession (1901) withPresident Theodore Roosevelt
3 President Theodore Roosevelt was inWomanhood, the Glory of the Nation(1917) with Walter McGrail
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The chain
2 Walter McGrail was inDick Tracy vs. CrimeInc. (1941) with Wally Rose
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The chain
2 Walter McGrail was inDick Tracy vs. CrimeInc. (1941) with Wally Rose
1 Wally Rose was inMurder in the First (1995)with
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The chain
2 Walter McGrail was inDick Tracy vs. CrimeInc. (1941) with Wally Rose
1 Wally Rose was inMurder in the First (1995)with
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Dead presidentsWilliam McKinley has a unique distinction.
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Dead presidentsWilliam McKinley has a unique distinction.
He was one of four presidents to be assassinated:
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Dead presidentsWilliam McKinley has a unique distinction.
He was one of four presidents to be assassinated:
McKinleySep. 14,
1901
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Dead presidentsWilliam McKinley has a unique distinction.
He was one of four presidents to be assassinated:
McKinleySep. 14,
1901
KennedyNov. 22,
1963
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Dead presidentsWilliam McKinley has a unique distinction.
He was one of four presidents to be assassinated:
LincolnApr. 15,
1865
McKinleySep. 14,
1901
KennedyNov. 22,
1963
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Dead presidentsWilliam McKinley has a unique distinction.
He was one of four presidents to be assassinated:
LincolnApr. 15,
1865
GarfieldSep. 19,
1881
McKinleySep. 14,
1901
KennedyNov. 22,
1963
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Garfield (not the cat)
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Garfield (not the cat)
• Born in a log cabin in1831.
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Garfield (not the cat)
• Born in a log cabin in1831 near Cleveland.
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Garfield (not the cat)
• Born in a log cabin in1831 near Cleveland.
• 18 years in the House.
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Garfield (not the cat)
• Born in a log cabin in1831 near Cleveland.
• 18 years in the House.
• Elected in 1880.
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Garfield (not the cat)
• Born in a log cabin in1831 near Cleveland.
• 18 years in the House.
• Elected in 1880.
• Shot on July 2.
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Garfield (not the cat)
• Born in a log cabin in1831 near Cleveland.
• 18 years in the House.
• Elected in 1880.
• Shot on July 2, died onSeptember 19.
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Garfield (not the cat)
• Born in a log cabin in1831 near Cleveland.
• 18 years in the House.
• Elected in 1880.
• Shot on July 2, died onSeptember 19.
• Amateurmathematician.
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Published mathematicianAs a Congressman, Garfield got a publication credit:
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Published mathematicianAs a Congressman, Garfield got a publication credit:
J.A. Garfield,The New England Journal of Education,3, Boston, 1876, p. 161.
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Published mathematicianAs a Congressman, Garfield got a publication credit:
J.A. Garfield,The New England Journal of Education,3, Boston, 1876, p. 161.
Garfield found a proof of the Pythagorean theorem:
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Published mathematicianAs a Congressman, Garfield got a publication credit:
J.A. Garfield,The New England Journal of Education,3, Boston, 1876, p. 161.
Garfield found a proof of the Pythagorean theorem:
b cca
a b
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Garfield’s proof
2 cca
a b
b 13
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Garfield’s proof
2 cca
a b
b 13
area of trapezoid= area of triangle 1+ area of triangle 2+ area of triangle 3
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Garfield’s proof
2 cca
a b
b 13
area of trapezoid= area of triangle 1+ area of triangle 2+ area of triangle 3
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Garfield’s proof
2 cca
a b
b 13
1
2(a + b)(a + b) = area of triangle 1
+ area of triangle 2+ area of triangle 3
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Garfield’s proof
a
a b
b
c c 32
1
2(a + b)(a + b) = area of triangle 1
+ area of triangle 2+ area of triangle 3
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Garfield’s proof
a
a b
b
c c 32
1
2(a + b)(a + b) =
1
2c2
+ area of triangle 2+ area of triangle 3
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Garfield’s proof
cca
a b
b
3
1
2(a + b)(a + b) =
1
2c2
+ area of triangle 2+ area of triangle 3
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Garfield’s proof
cca
a b
b
3
1
2(a + b)(a + b) =
1
2c2
+1
2ab
+ area of triangle 3
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Garfield’s proof
3b
b cca
a
1
2(a + b)(a + b) =
1
2c2
+1
2ab
+ area of triangle 3
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Garfield’s proof
3b
b cca
a
1
2(a + b)(a + b) =
1
2c2
+1
2ab
+1
2ab
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Garfield’s proof
cca
a b
b
1
2(a + b)(a + b) =
1
2c2
+1
2ab
+1
2ab
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Garfield’s proof
cca
a b
b
1
2(a + b)(a + b) =
1
2c2 +
1
2ab +
1
2ab
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Garfield’s proof
cca
a b
b
(a + b)(a + b) = c2 + ab + ab
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Garfield’s proof
cca
a b
b
a2 + 2ab + b2 = c2 + ab + ab
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Garfield’s proof
cca
a b
b
a2 + b2 = c2
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Bacon and Erdos
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Bacon and Erdos
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Bacon and Erdos
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Bacon and Erdos
How are THESE guysrelated?
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Celebrity nerdsThere are some mathematicians and physicists whohave Bacon numbers and low Erdos numbers:
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Celebrity nerdsThere are some mathematicians and physicists whohave Bacon numbers and low Erdos numbers:
•Brian Greene ( =3, =2) was in
Frequency(2000).
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Celebrity nerdsThere are some mathematicians and physicists whohave Bacon numbers and low Erdos numbers:
•Brian Greene ( =3, =2) was in
Frequency(2000).
•Dave Bayer ( =3, =2) was inA
Beautiful Mind(2001).
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Nerd celebrities
Danica McKellar
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Nerd celebrities
Danica McKellar, math nerd.
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Nerd celebrities
Danica McKellar, math nerd. Best known for: TheWonder Years (1988-1993) and
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Nerd celebrities
Danica McKellar, math nerd. Best known for: TheWonder Years (1988-1993) and The West Wing(2002-present).
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Nerd celebrities
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Nerd celebrities
•Danica McKellar wasin Intermission (2004)with Susan Leslie.
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Nerd celebrities
•Danica McKellar wasin Intermission (2004)with Susan Leslie.
•Susan Leslie was inBeauty Shop (2005)with
.
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Danica’s Math Career
4 Danica McKellar wrote
Percolation and Gibbs State Multiplicityfor Ferromagnetic Ashkin-Teller Modelsin Two Dimensions,
which appeared in
Journal of Physics A: Mathematics and General,
with Winn and Chayes.
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Danica’s Math Career
3 Lincoln Chayes wrote
No directed fractal percolation in zeroarea,
which appeared in
The Journal of Statistical Physics,
with Peres and Pemantle.
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Danica’s Math Career
2 Robin Pemantle wrote
Metrics on compositions andcoincidences among renewal sequences,
which appeared in
The IMA Volumes in Mathematics and itsApplications,
with Diaconis, Holmes, Lalley and Janson.
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Danica’s Math Career
1 Svante Janson wrote
A note on triangle-free graphs,
which appeared in
The IMA Volumes in Mathematics and itsApplications,
with Łuczak, Spencer and Paul Erdos
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Danica’s Math Career
1 Svante Janson wroteA note on triangle-freegraphs, which appeared inThe IMA Volumes inMathematics and its Applications, with Łuczak,Spencer and Paul Erdos
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Erdos, Hollywood Leading Man
4 Paul Erdos was inN is a Number (1993) withGene Patterson
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Erdos, Hollywood Leading Man
4 Paul Erdos was inN is a Number (1993) withGene Patterson
3 Gene Patterson was inBox of Moon Light(1996) with Lisa Blount
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Erdos, Hollywood Leading Man
4 Paul Erdos was inN is a Number (1993) withGene Patterson
3 Gene Patterson was inBox of Moon Light(1996) with Lisa Blount
2 Lisa Blount was inFemme Fatale (1991) withColin Firth
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Erdos, Hollywood Leading Man
3 Gene Patterson was inBox of Moon Light(1996) with Lisa Blount
2 Lisa Blount was inFemme Fatale (1991) withColin Firth
1 Colin Firth was inWhere the Truth Lies(2005) with Kevin Bacon
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Erdos, Hollywood Leading Man
2 Lisa Blount was inFemme Fatale (1991) withColin Firth
1 Colin Firth was inWhere the Truth Lies(2005) with Kevin Bacon
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Tying it all togetherAnd, just when you thought this whole talk was just adisjointed mess that didn’t fit at all together . . .
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Tying it all togetherAnd, just when you thought this whole talk was just adisjointed mess that didn’t fit at all together . . .
Six degrees of graph theory:Kevin Bacon, Paul Erdos, William McKinley and me – p. 60/61
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Tying it all togetherAnd, just when you thought this whole talk was just adisjointed mess that didn’t fit at all together . . .
It does!
Six degrees of graph theory:Kevin Bacon, Paul Erdos, William McKinley and me – p. 60/61
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ThanksThank you for letting me talk today.
Ryan MartinIowa State University
The file for this talk is available online at my website:
http://www.math.iastate.edu/rymartin
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Six degrees of graph theory:Kevin Bacon, Paul Erdos, William McKinley and me – p. 61/61