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Thomas W. Cusick

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Mathematician who independently formulated the lonely runner conjecture as a view-obstruction problem in 1974.

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Defining Contribution
Independently formulated the lonely runner conjecture as a view-obstruction problem in 1974. 1
Notable Work
Co-reformulated (with Joerg Wills) the Lonely Runner Conjecture as a view-obstruction problem in Diophantine approximation (1974); research in cryptographic Boolean functions, algebraic number theory and combinatorics 2
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Conjectures Posed

Independently formulated the equivalent view-obstruction problem in 1974.

In Branch

Primary research area per his own faculty profile: Diophantine approximation and algebraic number theory, alongside cryptography.

Sources
1. Lonely Runner Conjecture (Wikipedia)
WikipediaConjectures Posed: Lonely Runner Conjecture, Opening paragraph
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independently as a view-obstruction problem in 1974 by Thomas W. Cusick
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2. Thomas Cusick, Faculty Page, University at Buffalo
University at Buffalo, Department of MathematicsResearch Summary section
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Tom Cusick's research is in cryptography, especially Boolean function applications; number theory, particularly Diophantine approximation and algebraic number theory; and combinatorics.
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