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Katalin Vesztergombi
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| Born | July 17, 1948 |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Education | Fazekas Mihály Gimnázium |
| Alma mater | Eötvös Loránd University |
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Discrete Mathematics: Elementary and Beyond |
| Spouse(s) | László Lovász |
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| Institutions | Eötvös Loránd University |
| Thesis | Distribution of Distances in Finite Point Sets |
| Doctoral advisor | Vera Sós |
Katalin Vesztergombi was born on July 17, 1948. She is a Hungarian mathematician. She is well-known for her work in graph theory and discrete geometry. These are special areas of mathematics.
Katalin Vesztergombi was a student of Vera T. Sós, a famous mathematician. She also worked with Paul Erdős, another very important mathematician. She is now a retired associate professor at Eötvös Loránd University. She is also a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
Education and Early Life
Katalin Vesztergombi showed great talent in mathematics from a young age. In the 1960s, she attended a special class for gifted math students. This class was at the Fazekas Mihály Gimnázium in Budapest. Many future famous mathematicians were in this class. These included László Lovász and József Pelikán.
She continued her studies at Eötvös Loránd University. She earned her Ph.D. in 1987. Her main research was about how distances are spread out among points. This work was related to a famous math problem called the Erdős distinct distances problem. Her teacher, Vera Sós, guided her research.
What She Studied
Katalin Vesztergombi has explored many interesting topics in mathematics. Her research includes:
- Permutations: These are different ways to arrange things.
- Graph Coloring: This is like coloring a map so that no two neighboring regions have the same color.
- Discrete Geometry: This area looks at shapes and distances using separate, distinct points.
- Geometric Graph Theory: This combines geometry and graphs. Graphs are like networks of points connected by lines.
- Graphons: These are special mathematical objects used to study very large graphs.
She also helped write an important textbook. It is called Discrete Mathematics: Elementary and Beyond. She wrote it with László Lovász and József Pelikán. This book helps students learn about discrete mathematics.
Personal Life
Katalin Vesztergombi is married to László Lovász. He is also a well-known mathematician. They often work together on research projects.
