Journal of Applied Mathematics and Stochastic Analysis 
Volume 7 (1994), Issue 3, Pages 215-237
doi:10.1155/S1048953394000237

Lajos Takács and his work

Jewgeni H. Dshalalow1 and Ryszard Syski2

 1Department of Applied Mathematics, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne 32901, FL, USA
2Department of Mathematics, University of Maryland, College Park 20742, MD, USA
Received 1 May 1994; Revised 1 October 1994

Abstract

This paper, written in honor of the 70th birthday of Lajos Takács, addresses his life and work, and includes some personal observations and appreciation of his contributions. In particular, it includes a short biography, an informal discussion of some of his major research areas (queueing, fluctuations, waiting time processes, and random rooted trees), and an account of the relationship of his work to that of Félix Pollaczek.