Gustav Herglotz

Gustav Herglotz
Born(1881-02-02)2 February 1881
Wallern, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
Died22 March 1953(1953-03-22) (aged 72)
Göttingen, Germany
NationalityGerman
Alma materUniversity of Göttingen
LMU Munich
Known forHergoltz formulas
Herglotz–Noether theorem
Herglotz-Riesz representation theorem
Herglotz–Zagier function
Wiechert–Herglotz method
AwardsLieben Prize (1915)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics, Applied mathematics
InstitutionsUniversity of Leipzig
Doctoral advisorHugo von Seeliger
Ludwig Boltzmann
Doctoral studentsEmil Artin

Gustav Herglotz (2 February 1881 – 22 March 1953) was a German Bohemian physicist best known for his works on the theory of relativity and seismology.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.