[seqfan] Re: Two math theses in comparison

[Peter Luschny]

RM> I am wondering: is it quite usual in Mathematics that the content
of two theses (although written in different languages) has such a
massive overlap?

It would contradict all reasonable expectations if this did not happen
once in a while. And of course it does. Read for example the
acknowledgement in this paper:
http://www.springerlink.com/content/fv383020j000464l/