This book is a tribute to Paul Erdos, the wandering mathematician
once described as the "prince of problem solvers and the absolute
monarch or problem posers". It examines -- within the context of
his unique personality and lifestyle -- the legacy of open problems
he left to the world after his death in 1996. Unwilling to succumb
to the temptations of money and position, Erdos never had a home
and never held a job. His "home" was a bag or two containing all
his belongings and a record of the collective activities of the
mathematical community. His "job" was one at which he excelled:
identifying a fundamental roadblock in some particular line of
approach and capturing it in a well-chosen, often innocent-looking
problem, whose solution would likewise provide insight into the
underlying theory. By cataloguing the unsolved problems of Erdos in
a comprehensive and well-documented volume, the authors hope to
continue the work of an unusual and special man who fundamentally
influenced the field of mathematics.
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