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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 .
Nov 10, 2013 · Elwin Bruno Christoffel. 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.
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Aug 1, 1981 · His major contributions lie in diverse areas: (i) geometry, including the foundations of tensor analysis; (ii) function theory, including conformal mappings, abelian integrals, and theta functions; (iii) numerical analysis; (iv) orthogonal polynomials and continued fractions; (v) ordinary and partial differential equations, potential theory; (vi...
- Paul L Butzer
- 1981
Elwin Bruno Christoffel 1829-1900. Elwin Christoffel attended an elementary school in Montjoie, but then spent a number of years being tutored at home in languages, mathematics and classics. He attended secondary schools from 1844 until 1849. At first he studied at the Jesuit Gymnasium in Cologne but moved to the Friedrich-Wilhelms Gymnasium.
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.
His major contributions lie in diverse areas: (i) geometry, including the foundations of tensor analysis; (ii) function theory, including conformal mappings, abelian integrals and theta functions; (iii) numerical analysis; (iv) orthogonal polynomials and continued fractions; (v) ordinary and partial differential equations, potential theory; (vi)...
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.
