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Ernest S. Croot III

Ernest S. Croot III is a mathematician and professor at the School of Mathematics, Georgia Institute of Technology. He is known for his solution of the Erdős–Graham conjecture, and for contributing to the solution of the cap set problem.

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Ernest S. Croot III
Born30 July 1972 (1972-07-30) (age 53)
Alma materUniversity of Georgia
Centre College
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsGeorgia Institute of Technology

Ernest S. Croot III is a mathematician and professor at the School of Mathematics, Georgia Institute of Technology. He is known for his solution of the Erdős–Graham conjecture,12 and for contributing to the solution of the cap set problem.3

Education

Ernest Croot attended Centre College at Danville, Kentucky, where he received a B.S. in Mathematics and a B.S. in Computer Science in 1994. In 2000, he completed a Ph.D. in Mathematics at the University of Georgia under the supervision of Andrew Granville.

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  1. Williams, Phil (1999-10-11). "Grad student rewarded for solving well-known mathematics problem". The Red and Black. Retrieved 2007-10-11.
  2. Glibichuk, A.A. (2006). "Combinational properties of sets of residues modulo a prime and the Erdős–Graham problem". Mathematical Notes. 79 (3): 356–365. doi:10.1007/s11006-006-0040-8. S2CID 121545265.
  3. Klarreich, Erica (May 31, 2016), "Simple Set Game Proof Stuns Mathematicians", Quanta.
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