Refinement of Metrics: Erdős Number, a Case Study

  • Kayla Lock Arizona State University
  • Wai Yan Pong California State University, Dominguez Hills
  • Alexander Wittmond University of Missouri
DOI: https://doi.org/10.46787/pump.v2i0.1362
Keywords: refinement; metrics; Erdős number; monoid norms; monotonic monoid norms

Abstract

We introduce a concept called refinement and provide two different ways of refining metrics. By applying these methods we produce several refinements of the shortest-path distance on the collaboration graph and hence a couple of  new versions of the Erdős number.

Published
2019-08-14
How to Cite
Lock, K., Pong, W. Y., & Wittmond, A. (2019). Refinement of Metrics: Erdős Number, a Case Study. The PUMP Journal of Undergraduate Research, 2, 118-130. https://doi.org/10.46787/pump.v2i0.1362
Issue
Vol. 2 (2019): PUMP Journal of Undergraduate Research
Section
Articles

Copyright (c) 2019 Kayla Lock, Wai Yan Pong, Alexander Wittmond

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