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The Gallai Theorem

In: The New Mathematical Coloring Book

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  • Alexander Soifer

    (University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences)

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The Gallai Theorem is one of my favorite results in all of mathematics. Surprisingly, it is not widely known even among mathematicians. Its creator was Tibor Gallai, born Tibor Grünwald, a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, who passed away on January 2, 1992, at the age of 79. His lifelong close friend and co-author Paul Erdős was staying me in Colorado Springs when Professor Vera T. Sós called from Budapest to give Paul the sad news of Gallai’s passing. Right then I asked Paul to write about Gallai for Geombinatorics. Here is Paul’s Obituary of My Friend and Coauthor Tibor Gallai [E92.14] in its entirety, including the sketch for the Sylvester–Gallai result that Paul drew on the margin of his manuscript.

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  • Alexander Soifer, 2024. "The Gallai Theorem," Springer Books, in: The New Mathematical Coloring Book, edition 2, chapter 0, pages 625-637, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-1-0716-3597-1_46
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3597-1_46
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