Mathematician talk:Joseph Hoshen

The Theorems and Definitions section for my Mathematician page states:

• Hoshen-Kopelman Algorithm (with Raoul Kopelman)

This is not an accurate statement.

While Kopelman contributed to other sections of the Physical Review paper (ref 1 in the publication list), he did not participate in the development of the HK Algorithm. described in section II of the Phys Rev paper.

The algorithm received the name Hoshen-Kopelman algorithm a few years after the Phys Rev paper was published

I suggest changing the Theorems and Definitions section as follows:

• Hoshen-Kopelman Algorithm

--Jhoshen1 (talk) 08:34, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

It's got his name on it, therefore the world has the right to know who the "Kopelman" is whose name is on it.

The details of exactly what input each of the contributors has made towards the development of any theorem is documented in the History section of that algorithm.

It is an established fact that the names of a number of theorems and definitions do not actually match the names of the mathematicians who actually did the work. It appears that this may be just another such case. --prime mover (talk) 09:49, 22 February 2021 (UTC)