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  2. Elwin Bruno Christoffel ( German: [kʁɪˈstɔfl̩]; 10 November 1829 – 15 March 1900) was a German mathematician and physicist. He introduced fundamental concepts of differential geometry, opening the way for the development of tensor calculus, which would later provide the mathematical basis for general relativity .

  3. Nov 10, 2013 · Quick Info. Born. 10 November 1829. Montjoie Aachen (now Monschau), Germany. Died. 15 March 1900. Strasbourg, France. Summary. Elwin Christoffel published works on conformal mappings, Riemann's o-function, the theory of invariants, and the Christoffel reduction theorem. View two larger pictures. Biography.

  4. Elwin Bruno Christoffel was a German mathematician and physicist. He introduced fundamental concepts of differential geometry, opening the way for the development of tensor calculus, which would later provide the mathematical basis for general relativity.

  5. Aug 1, 1981 · Whereas Geiser and Maurer provided a substantive account of Christoffel's life (enlarged upon in [Geiser 1910]), as well as a summary survey of the main highlights of his work, Windelband focused on his personality.

    • Paul L Butzer
    • 1981
  6. German mathematician and physicist. Introduced fundamental concepts of differential geometry, opening the way for the development of tensor calculus. This later provided the mathematical basis for general relativity.

  7. 1829-1900. German mathematician who made major contributions in a number of mathematical disciplines, including tensor analysis, differential equations, and several areas of mathematical physics. Christoffel was considered one of the best professors and practitioners of mathematics during his era.

  8. Elwin Bruno Christoffel ( November 10th, 1829 in Montjoie (now Monschau), Prussia; March 15th, 1900 in Strasbourg, German Empire) was a mathematician and physicist introducing fun-damental concepts of differential geometry and opening the way of tensor calculus. Early Years and Education. Christoffel was born in a family of cloth mer-chants.

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