Kurt Hensel

Kurt Hensel (1861-1941) was a German mathematician, a follower of Leopold Kronecker. He is well known for his introduction of p-adic numbers, which became increasingly important in number theory and other fields during the twentieth century.

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1861 - 1941 - German - Leopold Kronecker - P-adic number - Number theory - Twentieth century

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See also: Hensel's lemma

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