Joseph Oesterlé
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Not to be confused with Josef Oesterle.
| Joseph Oesterlé | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1954 (age 57–58) Alsace |
| Nationality | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Pierre and Marie Curie University |
| Alma mater | Paris-Sud 11 University |
| Doctoral students | Alain Kraus Loïc Merel |
| Known for | abc conjecture |
Joseph Oesterlé (born 1954) is a French mathematician who, along with David Masser, formulated the abc conjecture in 1985. It is perhaps the most important unsolved problem in diophantine analysis.
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