Ludwig Hopf
Ludwig Hopf | |
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| Born | 23 October 1884 |
| Died | 23 December 1939 (aged 55) |
| Citizenship | German Swiss |
| Education | University of Munich (PhD) |
| Known for | Einstein–Hopf Drag |
| Spouse | Alice Goldschmidt |
| Children | 5 sons and a daughter |
| Parent(s) | Hans Hopf and Elise (née Josephthal) |
| Relatives | Heinz Hopf (first cousin) Franz Reizenstein (first cousin, once removed) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | mathematics, special relativity, hydrodynamics, aerodynamics and psychoanalysis |
| Institutions | University of Zurich Karl-Ferdinand University in Prague Trinity College |
| Thesis | "Introduction to the Differential Equations of Physics" "Aerodynamik" "Die Relativitätstheorie" |
| Doctoral advisor | Arnold Sommerfeld |
| Other academic advisors | Albert Einstein |
Ludwig Hopf (23 October 1884 in Nürnberg, Germany – 23 December 1939 in Dublin) was a German-Jewish theoretical physicist who made contributions to mathematics, special relativity, hydrodynamics, and aerodynamics. Early in his career he was the assistant to and a collaborator and co-author with Albert Einstein.