Hans Stephani
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BornJanuary 20, 1935
Brumby, Germany
DiedSeptember 14, 2003 (aged 68)
CitizenshipGerman
Hans Stephani | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 20, 1935 Brumby, Germany |
| Died | September 14, 2003 (aged 68) |
| Citizenship | German |
| Known for | Exact solutions in general relativity |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical physics |
| Thesis | The structure of fields and equations of motion of charged gravitating point masses in the first and second (post-Newtonian) approximation (of Einstein’s theory) (1963) |
| Doctoral advisor | Ernst Schmutzer[1] |
Hans Stephani (January 20, 1935 — September 14, 2003) was a German physicist who mainly worked on the general theory of relativity.[2]