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Hans Stephani
Born(1935-01-20)January 20, 1935
Brumby, Germany
Died(2003-09-14)September 14, 2003
CitizenshipGerman
Scientific career
FieldsRelativity
Mathematics
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 advisorErnst Schmutzer[1]

Hans Stephani was a German physicist who mainly worked on the General theory of relativity[2].

Biography

Stephani obtained his Masters at Jena in 1958 under the supervision of Gerhard Heber. He finished his PhD under Ernst Schmutzer at University of Jena and joined as lecturer there. His wife Irmtraud Stephani is a mathematician at the same university. He retired in 2000.

Books

  • Hans Stephani, Dietrich Kramer, Malcolm MacCallum, Cornelius Hoenselaers, Eduard Herlt (2009). Exact Solutions of Einstein's Field Equations. Cambridge University Press.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Hans Stephani, Malcolm MacCallum (1990). Differential Equations: Their Solution Using Symmetries. Cambridge University Press.
  • Hans Stephani (2004). Relativity: An Introduction to Special and General Relativity. Cambridge University Press.

References