David G. Cantor

David G. Cantor
Born(1935-04-12)April 12, 1935
DiedNovember 19, 2012(2012-11-19) (aged 77)
Alma materUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Known forCantor–Zassenhaus algorithm

David Geoffrey Cantor (April 12, 1935 – November 19, 2012) was an American mathematician, specializing in number theory and combinatorics. The Cantor–Zassenhaus algorithm for factoring polynomials is named after him; he and Hans Zassenhaus published it in 1981.

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