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Friedmann, Aleksandr (1888-1925) Friedmann, Aleksandr (1888-1925)
Friedmann, Aleksandr (1888-1925)- Brief biography of the Russian mathematician who found the first expanding-universe cosmological solution of Einstein's equations; from the MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive (Unive ...
Riemann, Bernhard (1826-1866) Riemann, Bernhard (1826-1866)
Riemann, Bernhard (1826-1866)- Brief biography of the mathematician who, before Einstein's birth, developed the geometrical tools that allowed Einstein and Großmann to formulate general relativity; from the MacTutor Hist ...
Ricci-Curbastro, Gregorio (1853-1925) Ricci-Curbastro, Gregorio (1853-1925)
Ricci-Curbastro, Gregorio (1853-1925)- Brief biographical sketch of the mathematician who developed important mathematical tools (tensor calculus) that later would be used for formulating general relativity; from the Mac ...
Lorentz, Hendrik (1853-1928) Lorentz, Hendrik (1853-1928)
Lorentz, Hendrik (1853-1928)- Brief biography of the Dutch physicist who, before Einstein developed his special theory of relativity, developed much of that theory's formalism (Lorentz contraction, Lorentz transformation ...
Minkowski, Hermann (1864-1909) Minkowski, Hermann (1864-1909)
Minkowski, Hermann (1864-1909)- Biographical sketch of the mathematician who was the first to develop the concept of spacetime as the geometric essence of special relativity (and starting point of general relativity); fr ...
Weyl, Hermann (1885-1955) Weyl, Hermann (1885-1955)
Weyl, Hermann (1885-1955)- Brief biography of the German mathematician who made pioneering contribution to group theory and the concept of symmetry, and was one of the first to formulate a unified theory of electromagnet ...
Grossmann, Marcel (1878-1936) Grossmann, Marcel (1878-1936)
Grossmann, Marcel (1878-1936)- A brief biography the mathematician who, as his fellow student and friend, helped Einstein to understand the mathematical tools (mostly differential geometry) needed to formulate general re ...
Schwarzschild, Karl (1873-1916) Schwarzschild, Karl (1873-1916)
Schwarzschild, Karl (1873-1916)- Biography of the German astronomer who was the first to find a non-trivial solution to Einstein's field equations (which we now know describes a black hole); from the MacTutor History of ...
Carter, Brandon (1942-) Carter, Brandon (1942-)
Carter, Brandon (1942-)- Wikipedia article about the Australian physicist, one of the pioneers of black hole mechanics. ...
Chandrasekhar, Subrahmanyan (1910-1995) Chandrasekhar, Subrahmanyan (1910-1995)
Chandrasekhar, Subrahmanyan (1910-1995)- Biographical sketch of the Indian astrophysicist who was the first to model stellar stability using both relativity and quantum theory; from the MacTutor History of Mathematics Ar ...
Dicke, Robert H. (1916-1997) Dicke, Robert H. (1916-1997)
Dicke, Robert H. (1916-1997)- Wikipedia article about the American physicist who was involved in a number of observational tests of general relativity and who developed a generalization of Einstein's theory (Jordan-Brans ...
Eddington, Arthur (1882-1944) Eddington, Arthur (1882-1944)
Eddington, Arthur (1882-1944)- Biographical sketch of the English astrophysicist who performed the first observational test of the gravitational bending of light near the Sun; from the MacTutor History of Mathematics Arc ...
FitzGerald, George (1851-1901) FitzGerald, George (1851-1901)
FitzGerald, George (1851-1901)- Biographical sketch of the physicist who postulated relativistic length contraction before the publication of Einstein's special relativity; from the MacTutor History of Mathematics Archiv ...
Freundlich, Erwin (1885-1964) Freundlich, Erwin (1885-1964)
Freundlich, Erwin (1885-1964)- Biographical sketch of the German astronomer who worked with Einstein on the question of how to test the predictions of general relativity using astronomical observations; from the MacTutor ...
Hilbert, David (1862-1943) Hilbert, David (1862-1943)
Hilbert, David (1862-1943)- Biographical sketch of the German mathematician who wrote down the first action principle for Einstein's general theory of relativity; from the MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive (Univers ...
Hoyle, Fred (1915-2001) Hoyle, Fred (1915-2001)
Hoyle, Fred (1915-2001)- Biographical sketch of the physicist who contributed both to the steady-state models of cosmology and to calculations of the creation of light elements in the hot early universe; from the MacTuto ...
Israel, Werner (1931-) Israel, Werner (1931-)
Israel, Werner (1931-)- Wikipedia article about the Canadian physicist, one of the pioneers of research on black holes (uniqueness theorems). ...
Kaluza, Theodor (1885-1954) Kaluza, Theodor (1885-1954)
Kaluza, Theodor (1885-1954)- Biography of the German mathematician who was the first to introduce a higher-dimensional version of general relativity in an attempt to unify gravity and electrodynamics; from the MacTutor H ...
Kerr, Roy P. (1934-) Kerr, Roy P. (1934-)
Kerr, Roy P. (1934-)- Wikipedia article about the mathematician from New Zealand who found the first solutions of Einstein's equations to describe rotating black holes. ...
Klein, Oskar (1894-1977) Klein, Oskar (1894-1977)
Klein, Oskar (1894-1977)- Biographical sketch of the Swedish chemist and physicist who was the first to introduce compactified ("rolled-up") dimensions into higher-dimensional versions of general relativity; from the Mac ...
Milne, Arthur (1896-1950) Milne, Arthur (1896-1950)
Milne, Arthur (1896-1950)- Biography of the British mathematician and astrophysicist who developed a kinematic model of cosmology based on special relativity; from the MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive (University ...
Nordström, Gunnar (1881-1923) Nordström, Gunnar (1881-1923)
Nordström, Gunnar (1881-1923)- Wikipedia article about the Finnish physicist, who developed a relativistic theory of gravity that was an early competitor of general relativity, and who (together with Hans Reissner) found ...
Penrose, Roger (1931-) Penrose, Roger (1931-)
Penrose, Roger (1931-)- Biographical sketch of the British mathematician and physicist who developed the methods of global geometry, proved the first singularity theorem, invented a method for extracting energy from rota ...
Poincaré, Henri (1854-1912) Poincaré, Henri (1854-1912)
Poincaré, Henri (1854-1912)- Biographical sketch of the French physicist who developed many of the concepts of special relativity before Einstein's publication; from the MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive (Universit ...
Images SI, Inc. Images SI, Inc.
Images SI, Inc.- How-to articles and an online catalog for holography supplies. ...
Shapiro, Irwin I. Shapiro, Irwin I.
Shapiro, Irwin I.- Wikipedia article about the American astrophysicist, one of the pioneers of solar-system tests of general relativity (Shapiro effect, deflection of light by gravity, perihelion precession of various pl ...
Thorne, Kip (1940-) Thorne, Kip (1940-)
Thorne, Kip (1940-)- Wikipedia article about the American theoretical physicist, who has made significant contributions to the physics of gravitational waves and black holes. ...
Wheeler, John Archibald (1911-) Wheeler, John Archibald (1911-)
Wheeler, John Archibald (1911-)- Wikipedia article about the American physicist who was the driving force of the general relativity revival in the US in the 1950s and, among other things, introduced the terms "black hole ...
Cambridge Relativity Group Cambridge Relativity Group
Cambridge Relativity Group- Features links to relevant conference announcements, brief descriptions of research areas, staff list and a publications index. Research interests include quantum gravity, the physics of black ...
Gravity Probe B at Stanford University Gravity Probe B at Stanford University
Gravity Probe B at Stanford University- Research group devoted to a satellite experiment testing specific predictions of general relativity. Includes press information and outreach resources. ...
Pennsylvania State University: Institute for Gravitational Physics & Geometry Pennsylvania State University: Institute for Gravitational Physics & Geometry
Pennsylvania State University: Institute for Gravitational Physics & Geometry- Includes lists of staff, publications lists, visitor information and event announcements, as well as brief descriptions of the research under ...
Relativity and Gravitation at the Universitat de les Illes Balears Relativity and Gravitation at the Universitat de les Illes Balears
Relativity and Gravitation at the Universitat de les Illes Balears- Research group specializing in numerical relativity, the cosmology of inhomogeneous universes, and gravitational wave astronomy. Includes information on ...
General Relativity and Gravitation at FaMAF General Relativity and Gravitation at FaMAF
General Relativity and Gravitation at FaMAF- Information about members, publications and events from the relativity group at the Faculty of Mathematics, Astronomy and Physics of the National University of Cordoba, Argent ...
General Relativity and Cosmology Group, Buenos Aires General Relativity and Cosmology Group, Buenos Aires
General Relativity and Cosmology Group, Buenos Aires- Information about the research activities, members and publications of the General Relativity and Cosmology Group at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Resear ...
Australian International Gravitational Research Centre Australian International Gravitational Research Centre
Australian International Gravitational Research Centre- Information about the centre's research, which focuses on gravitational waves; also includes more general information about members, events and outreach activities. ...
TUB Relativity and Quantum Group TUB Relativity and Quantum Group
TUB Relativity and Quantum Group- Relativity group at the Technical University, Berlin, with information about the group's research, group members, seminars, and publications. ...
Gravitation and Relativity Group, University of Cologne Gravitation and Relativity Group, University of Cologne
Gravitation and Relativity Group, University of Cologne- The group's main research interests are quantum gravity, black holes, cosmology, mathematical foundations of relativity, as well as scientific computing. Informati ...
Gravitational Physics in Thessaloniki Gravitational Physics in Thessaloniki
Gravitational Physics in Thessaloniki- Information about members, research interests and publications of the relativity group at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Main research topics are the astrophysics of grav ...
Department of General Relativity and Astrophysics at the Jagellonian University Department of General Relativity and Astrophysics at the Jagellonian University
Department of General Relativity and Astrophysics at the Jagellonian University- Relativity group in Cracow, Poland; features information about the current members of the group. Research interests include mathematical as ...
Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation, University of Portsmouth Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation, University of Portsmouth
Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation, University of Portsmouth- Includes information about research areas and seminars, as well as a staff list. Research covers a wide range of topics in theoretical, observational and ...
Institute for Gravitational Research, University of Glasgow Institute for Gravitational Research, University of Glasgow
Institute for Gravitational Research, University of Glasgow- Research is focused on gravitational waves and their sources. Page includes information about group members, publications and collaborations. ...
Tufts Institute of Cosmology Tufts Institute of Cosmology
Tufts Institute of Cosmology- Information about staff, collaborations, and job openings. ...
UCSB Gravity Group UCSB Gravity Group
UCSB Gravity Group- Gravitational Physics research at the University of California, Santa Barbara; includes information on group members and their research interests, as well as on upcoming events. Research focuses on qu ...
University of Utah Relativity Group University of Utah Relativity Group
University of Utah Relativity Group- Includes a list of members as well as information about the group's seminars and publications. Research interests include quantum gravity, black holes, and gravitational waves. ...
UWM Center for Gravitation and Cosmology UWM Center for Gravitation and Cosmology
UWM Center for Gravitation and Cosmology- Relativity group at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Includes information on staff, events, collaborations and publications. Research interests include gravitational waves ...
Hand-Drawn Holograms Hand-Drawn Holograms
Hand-Drawn Holograms- A technique for drawing 'holograms' directly upon a plastic plate by hand. ...
WFU Gravitation and Astroparticle Physics WFU Gravitation and Astroparticle Physics
WFU Gravitation and Astroparticle Physics- Relativity and astrophysics group at Wake Forest University. Research interests include black holes, quantum field theory, and the early universe; pages give information about s ...
Ann Arbor Area Relativity Group Ann Arbor Area Relativity Group
Ann Arbor Area Relativity Group- Loose association of physicists from a variety of institutions in the Ann Arbor Area. Page contains list of participants, past talks, and links to further resources; members' research int ...
Astrophysics & Relativity Theory at Cornell Astrophysics & Relativity Theory at Cornell
Astrophysics & Relativity Theory at Cornell- Contains illustrated list of members and information about research projects. Research focuses on black hole simulations, plasma astrophysics, and certain types of gravitation ...
Gravitation and Cosmology Group, University of Barcelona Gravitation and Cosmology Group, University of Barcelona
Gravitation and Cosmology Group, University of Barcelona- Includes information about members, research, and open positions. ...

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