Comments on: decrease your erdos number http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2004/04/21/decrease_your_erdos_number.html making connections where none previously existed Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:10:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jim Chasm http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2004/04/21/decrease_your_erdos_number.html/comment-page-1#comment-5135 Jim Chasm Fri, 16 Jul 2004 09:03:24 +0000 http://ubuntu.my/wp30/archives/2004/04/21/decrease_your_erdos_number.html#comment-5135 David, One problem with your reasoning that the most valuable Erdos number would be 16 (because it would be unique) is that the higher one's Erdos number, the more unstable it is. One day you're the only 16, the next day your Erdos 15 co-author collaborates with a 3 and all of a sudden your number is down to the most commmon (finite) number of 5. Jim David,

One problem with your reasoning that the most valuable Erdos number would be 16 (because it would be unique) is that the higher one’s Erdos number, the more unstable it is. One day you’re the only 16, the next day your Erdos 15 co-author collaborates with a 3 and all of a sudden your number is down to the most commmon (finite) number of 5.

Jim

]]> By: David Pesta http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2004/04/21/decrease_your_erdos_number.html/comment-page-1#comment-5134 David Pesta Sat, 01 May 2004 21:42:56 +0000 http://ubuntu.my/wp30/archives/2004/04/21/decrease_your_erdos_number.html#comment-5134 It turns out there are more people with Erdos 5 than any other number (except infinity, the Erdos assigned to those who have no link), even higher numbers than 5. In fact, you are more unique to have an Erdos number greater than 5 (there are only 47269) than to have one less than 5 (there are 94774). <a href="http://personalwebs.oakland.edu/~grossman/trivia.html" rel="nofollow">http://personalwebs.oakland.edu/~grossman/trivia.html</a> (note this isn't current or exhaustive) Erds number 0 --- 1 person Erds number 1 --- 502 people Erds number 2 --- 5713 people Erds number 3 --- 26422 people Erds number 4 --- 62136 people Erds number 5 --- 66157 people Erds number 6 --- 32280 people Erds number 7 --- 10431 people Erds number 8 --- 3214 people Erds number 9 --- 953 people Erds number 10 --- 262 people Erds number 11 --- 94 people Erds number 12 --- 23 people Erds number 13 --- 4 people Erds number 14 --- 7 people Erds number 15 --- 1 person Erds number 16 --- 0 people If the most common Erdos number goes for over $1000 on eBay, imagine 16, what would become the most unique Erdos number in the world would sell for. R. G. Kamalov, who happens to be #15, has an unrealized jackpot on eBay. Once again it shows that doing research before spending money on eBay is very important (assuming you were in it strictly for the number). ;D It turns out there are more people with Erdos 5 than any other number (except infinity, the Erdos assigned to those who have no link), even higher numbers than 5. In fact, you are more unique to have an Erdos number greater than 5 (there are only 47269) than to have one less than 5 (there are 94774).

http://personalwebs.oakland.edu/~grossman/trivia.html
(note this isn’t current or exhaustive)

Erds number 0 — 1 person
Erds number 1 — 502 people
Erds number 2 — 5713 people
Erds number 3 — 26422 people
Erds number 4 — 62136 people
Erds number 5 — 66157 people
Erds number 6 — 32280 people
Erds number 7 — 10431 people
Erds number 8 — 3214 people
Erds number 9 — 953 people
Erds number 10 — 262 people
Erds number 11 — 94 people
Erds number 12 — 23 people
Erds number 13 — 4 people
Erds number 14 — 7 people
Erds number 15 — 1 person
Erds number 16 — 0 people

If the most common Erdos number goes for over $1000 on eBay, imagine 16, what would become the most unique Erdos number in the world would sell for. R. G. Kamalov, who happens to be #15, has an unrealized jackpot on eBay.

Once again it shows that doing research before spending money on eBay is very important (assuming you were in it strictly for the number). ;D

]]> By: Mad Greg http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2004/04/21/decrease_your_erdos_number.html/comment-page-1#comment-5133 Mad Greg Fri, 30 Apr 2004 11:48:12 +0000 http://ubuntu.my/wp30/archives/2004/04/21/decrease_your_erdos_number.html#comment-5133 I have won the auction. Not because I intend to pay or to collaborate with the seller --my Erdos number is already 3-- but to stop the mockery this person is doing of the paper/journal system, and also to stop some poor soul who may be in need of a joint paper for his tenure case to spend his money in this travesty... Joint papers have to be worked and earned, not sold, auctioned or bought. I have won the auction. Not because I intend to pay or to collaborate with the seller –my Erdos number is already 3– but to stop the mockery this person is doing of the paper/journal system, and also to stop some poor soul who may be in need of a joint paper for his tenure case to spend his money in this travesty… Joint papers have to be worked and earned, not sold, auctioned or bought.

]]> By: Mad Greg http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2004/04/21/decrease_your_erdos_number.html/comment-page-1#comment-5132 Mad Greg Fri, 30 Apr 2004 11:47:24 +0000 http://ubuntu.my/wp30/archives/2004/04/21/decrease_your_erdos_number.html#comment-5132 I have won the auction. Not because I intend to pay or to collaborate with the seller --my Erdos number is already 3-- but to stop the mockery this person is doing of the paper/journal system, and also to stop some poor soul who may be in need of a joint paper for his tenure case to spend his money in this travesty... I have won the auction. Not because I intend to pay or to collaborate with the seller –my Erdos number is already 3– but to stop the mockery this person is doing of the paper/journal system, and also to stop some poor soul who may be in need of a joint paper for his tenure case to spend his money in this travesty…

]]> By: Marisa http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2004/04/21/decrease_your_erdos_number.html/comment-page-1#comment-5131 Marisa Thu, 29 Apr 2004 18:20:09 +0000 http://ubuntu.my/wp30/archives/2004/04/21/decrease_your_erdos_number.html#comment-5131 Hi, there; I surfed into this site on a search for Ani lyrics and found this (hilarious) post. I'm sure I'd bid on this auction, just for the heck of it, but my Erdos number is already 3. (Erdos --> Charlie Colburn --> Dan Ardeacon --> me, Marisa.) Cheers, and nice to meet you. Hi, there; I surfed into this site on a search for Ani lyrics and found this (hilarious) post. I’m sure I’d bid on this auction, just for the heck of it, but my Erdos number is already 3. (Erdos –> Charlie Colburn –> Dan Ardeacon –> me, Marisa.)

Cheers, and nice to meet you.

]]> By: Banazir the Jedi Hobbit http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2004/04/21/decrease_your_erdos_number.html/comment-page-1#comment-5130 Banazir the Jedi Hobbit Wed, 28 Apr 2004 15:42:23 +0000 http://ubuntu.my/wp30/archives/2004/04/21/decrease_your_erdos_number.html#comment-5130 You realize how many people there are with an Erds number of 4? Even in 2000, there were over 62K: <a href="http://personalwebs.oakland.edu/~grossman/trivia.html" rel="nofollow">http://personalwebs.oakland.edu/~grossman/trivia.html</a> Heck, Bill Gates is a 4. *I'm* a 4 and I publish strictly in CS venues. :-) <a href="http://www.kddresearch.org/Personal/bhsu/erdos.txt" rel="nofollow">http://www.kddresearch.org/Personal/bhsu/erdos.txt</a> I've got it to give some credit to the guy for coming up with an idea for supplementing his summer salary. Most of my students have Erds numbers of 5, but I don't see them paying me $364 for the "privilege"! ;-) -- Banazir You realize how many people there are with an Erds number of 4? Even in 2000, there were over 62K:

http://personalwebs.oakland.edu/~grossman/trivia.html

Heck, Bill Gates is a 4. *I’m* a 4 and I publish strictly in CS venues. :-)

http://www.kddresearch.org/Personal/bhsu/erdos.txt

I’ve got it to give some credit to the guy for coming up with an idea for supplementing his summer salary. Most of my students have Erds numbers of 5, but I don’t see them paying me $364 for the “privilege”! ;-)

–
Banazir

]]> By: Bill Tozier http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2004/04/21/decrease_your_erdos_number.html/comment-page-1#comment-5129 Bill Tozier Sat, 24 Apr 2004 20:49:31 +0000 http://ubuntu.my/wp30/archives/2004/04/21/decrease_your_erdos_number.html#comment-5129 There's a phase II, by the way.... Cf. auction listing and Notional Slurry. There’s a phase II, by the way….

Cf. auction listing and Notional Slurry.

]]> By: cassidy http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2004/04/21/decrease_your_erdos_number.html/comment-page-1#comment-5128 cassidy Fri, 23 Apr 2004 10:48:58 +0000 http://ubuntu.my/wp30/archives/2004/04/21/decrease_your_erdos_number.html#comment-5128 0+5i. heh-heh. <snorts and pushes glasses up bridge of nose> :-) 0+5i. heh-heh.

<snorts and pushes glasses up bridge of nose>

:-)

]]> By: zephoria http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2004/04/21/decrease_your_erdos_number.html/comment-page-1#comment-5127 zephoria Wed, 21 Apr 2004 19:41:18 +0000 http://ubuntu.my/wp30/archives/2004/04/21/decrease_your_erdos_number.html#comment-5127 Thanks Brian - it is indeed hilarious. Of course, i'm not sure what to make of <a href="http://williamtozier.com/slurry/comment/social/erdos.html" rel="nofollow">the predictive post on the 20th</a>. I hadn't read that before posting this. And more humorously, i received 4 emails about this before getting to my listservs. Are my posting topics that predictive? Hmmm.... Thanks Brian – it is indeed hilarious.

Of course, i’m not sure what to make of the predictive post on the 20th. I hadn’t read that before posting this. And more humorously, i received 4 emails about this before getting to my listservs.

Are my posting topics that predictive? Hmmm….

]]> By: Brian http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2004/04/21/decrease_your_erdos_number.html/comment-page-1#comment-5126 Brian Wed, 21 Apr 2004 12:08:03 +0000 http://ubuntu.my/wp30/archives/2004/04/21/decrease_your_erdos_number.html#comment-5126 Follow the auction on <a href="http://williamtozier.com/slurry/index.html" rel="nofollow">his blog</a>; it's hilarious. Follow the auction on his blog; it’s hilarious.

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