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Vitaly Bergelson

Mathematics · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 1973
Limits and Structures in Graph TheoryAdvanced Topology and Set TheoryMathematical Dynamics and FractalsAnalytic Number Theory Researchsemigroups and automata theory

Publications

235

Citations

3,814

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

53

Publishing since 1973

Research summary
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Vitaly Bergelson studies ergodic theory (the long-term statistical behavior of dynamical systems) and its connections to number theory and combinatorics, particularly Ramsey theory (the study of unavoidable patterns in large structures). Much of the recent work uses tools from dynamics to prove results about patterns in numbers, such as polynomial equations that must have solutions in any large enough set, and properties of how digits or number representations distribute themselves. This research is highly theoretical and connects abstract mathematical dynamics to concrete questions about integers, finite fields, and combinatorial patterns.

Ergodic theory and dynamical systemsRamsey theory and combinatoricsAdditive and multiplicative number theoryPolynomial patterns in rings and finite fieldsNormality and distribution of number representations

Publication output rose from 2017 to a peak around 2020-2021, then has gradually declined through 2025, averaging about 4 papers per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 4.2/year recently
2017: 3 publications172018: 4 publications182019: 5 publications192020: 11 publications11202021: 10 publications212022: 8 publications222023: 6 publications232024: 4 publications242025: 3 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×27
  • Israel Journal of Mathematics×4
  • Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems×4
  • Journal of Combinatorial Theory Series A×3
  • Advances in Mathematics×3
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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