The Fueter–Pólya theorem, first proved by Rudolf Fueter and George Pólya, states that the only quadratic polynomial pairing functions are the Cantor polynomials...

George Pólya (/ˈpoʊljə/; Hungarian: Pólya György [ˈpoːjɒ ˈɟørɟ]; December 13, 1887 – September 7, 1985) was a Hungarian-American mathematician. He was...

Cauchy-Riemann equations. He also published a proof of the Fueter–Pólya theorem with George Pólya. In 1910 he was one of the founders of the Swiss Mathematical...

medalist Lewis Fueter (1746–1784), American silversmith Rudolf Fueter (1880–1950), Swiss mathematician Fueter–Pólya theorem, Mathematical theorem This page...

that this is the only quadratic pairing function is known as the Fueter–Pólya theorem. Whether this is the only polynomial pairing function is still an...

of analytic number theory, but his name has become known for the Hilbert–Pólya conjecture, for reasons that are anecdotal. Ernst Hellinger, a student of...