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Noga Alon

fl. 1956, Israel

Combinatorics and discrete mathematicsProbability and statisticsArithmetic and number theory

Israeli mathematician who developed probabilistic and algebraic methods across combinatorics, number theory, and theoretical computer science.

Noga Alon is one of the central figures of modern combinatorics. The probabilistic method, extremal graph theory, additive combinatorics, and algebraic techniques in his work have influenced mathematics and computer science. He co-authored the standard text The Probabilistic Method.

Workplaces: Tel Aviv University

Israel, United States

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