Home›Sources›Lonely Runner Conjecture (Wikipedia)SourcesLonely Runner Conjecture (Wikipedia)Encyclopedia ArticleCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextMathematics Atlas. "Lonely Runner Conjecture (Wikipedia)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-mathematics.interactiveatlas.org/sources/wikipedia-lonely-runner-conjecture.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextMathematics Atlas. (n.d.). Lonely Runner Conjecture (Wikipedia). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-mathematics.interactiveatlas.org/sources/wikipedia-lonely-runner-conjectureCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{mathematicsatlas-lonely-runner-conjecture-wikipedia, author = {Mathematics Atlas}, title = {Lonely Runner Conjecture (Wikipedia)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-mathematics.interactiveatlas.org/sources/wikipedia-lonely-runner-conjecture}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationDevelopingThe Wikipedia article on the lonely runner conjecture, covering its 1967 origin as a Diophantine-approximation problem, its 1974 independent view-obstruction formulation, and the cases proved for small numbers of runners.FactsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (32 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationPublisherWell-attestedWikipediaURLWell-attestedhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonely_runner_conjectureSource TypeWell-attestedEncyclopediaAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested2SourcesLonely Runner Conjecture (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaView the SourceClaims Backed By This Source (32 claims)This source backs 32 claims across the atlas. As facts: 21 well-attested. As cited relationships: 3 holds, 1 connected. Plus 7 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicConjectures, 15 claims: 6 well-attested, 3 holds, 6 general references.Open Questions, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.Mathematicians, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.Sources, 4 claims: 4 well-attested.Well-attested21ConjecturesLonely Runner ConjectureMathematiciansJorg WillsThomas W. CusickOpen QuestionsDoes every runner on a circular track, moving at its own constant and distinct speed, really become lonely at some moment, for every number of runners n?SourcesLonely Runner Conjecture (Wikipedia)Holds3ConjecturesLonely Runner ConjectureConnected1Open QuestionsDoes every runner on a circular track, moving at its own constant and distinct speed, really become lonely at some moment, for every number of runners n?General References7ConjecturesLonely Runner ConjectureOpen QuestionsDoes every runner on a circular track, moving at its own constant and distinct speed, really become lonely at some moment, for every number of runners n?Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year