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Johannsen, Daniel

Daniel Johannsen

Max-Planck-Institut für Informatik
Department 1: Algorithms and Complexity
Building E1 4, Room 327
Campus E1 4
66123 Saarbrücken
Germany

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My and my future clones' Johannsen Number is zero. This is exceptional, as even famous mathematicians like Paul Erdős only have a Johannsen Number of two. He was fortunate to collaborate with Peter J. Cameron who again is a co-author of mine. However, it is my sad obligation to inform poor Paul Erdős that he will most likely not be able to improve on his Johannsen Number again. Since the group of my co-authors is rather selected, low Johannsen Numbers are exceptionally rare. This is supported by the observation that many authors' Johannsen Numbers even exceed their Erdős Number by two, a comparison which stresses the exclusiveness of low Johannsen Numbers. Still, there is no reason to despair. By coincident and the triangle inequality your personal Johannsen Number is actually bounded by two plus your current Erdős Number. Even better, if you did not understand the previous sentence, your Johannsen Number is likely to be equal to your Erdős number.