Torrence Parsons
Encyclopedia
Torrence Douglas Parsons (1941–1987) was an American
mathematician
.
He worked mainly in graph theory
, and is known for introducing a graph-theoretic view of pursuit-evasion
problems (Parsons 1976, 1978). He obtained his Ph.D.
from Princeton University
in 1966 under the supervision of Albert W. Tucker
.
United States
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mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
.
He worked mainly in graph theory
Graph theory
In mathematics and computer science, graph theory is the study of graphs, mathematical structures used to model pairwise relations between objects from a certain collection. A "graph" in this context refers to a collection of vertices or 'nodes' and a collection of edges that connect pairs of...
, and is known for introducing a graph-theoretic view of pursuit-evasion
Pursuit-evasion
Pursuit-evasion is a family of problems in mathematics and computer science in which one group attempts to track down members of another group in an environment. Early work on problems of this type modeled the environment geometrically...
problems (Parsons 1976, 1978). He obtained his Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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from Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
in 1966 under the supervision of Albert W. Tucker
Albert W. Tucker
Albert William Tucker was a Canadian-born American mathematician who made important contributions in topology, game theory, and non-linear programming....
.
Further reading
Memorial articles in- Journal of Graph Theory vol. 12
- Discrete Mathematics vol. 78