Peter C. Aichelburg
Peter C. Aichelburg | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 November 1941 Vienna, Greater German Reich (present-day Austria) |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna |
| Known for | contributions to general relativity |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical physics |
| Institutions | University of Vienna, International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Universidad Simón Bolívar, University of the Andes, Colombia, University of Texas at Austin, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Isaac Newton Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara |
| Thesis | [1967 „Das Anfangswertproblem eines harmonischen Oszillators im Strahlungsfeld"] |
| Doctoral advisor | Walter Thirring |
Peter C. Aichelburg (born 9 November 1941) is an Austrian physicist well known for his contributions to general relativity, particularly for his joint work with Roman Sexl on the Aichelburg–Sexl ultraboost[1] of the Schwarzschild vacuum.
Life[edit]
Peter Aichelburg is the second child of Ludwig Aichelburg (born 1917) and Martha Michalek (born 1920), a descendant of the Bohemian line of the House of Aichelburg[2] from Carinthia.
Lectures by Walter Thirring influenced him to pursue theoretical problems. He was a postdoc at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy from 1968 to 1969.[3] In an interview he recounts that his father was surprised that after such difficult studies he did not immediately obtain a tenured position.
Before his retirement in November 2007 Aichelburg taught at the University of Vienna, where he held a position in the Institute of Theoretical Physics.
Books[edit]
- Peter C. Aichelburg; Roman U. Sexl, eds. (1979). Albert Einstein: his influence on physics, philosophy and politics. Braunschweig; Wiesbaden: Springer. ISBN 3-528-08425-1.
References[edit]
- ^ Aichelburg, P. C. & Sexl, R. U. (1971). "On the gravitational field of a massless particle". Gen. Rel. Grav. 2 (4): 203. Bibcode:1971GReGr...2..303A. doi:10.1007/BF00758149. S2CID 123066007.
- ^ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Band 12 (1988)
- ^ Wissenschaftliche Laufbahn Peter C Aichelburg
External links[edit]
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Academics | |
| Other | |
  | This article about an Austrian scientist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article about a physicist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |