Ivor Robinson (physicist)
Ivor Robinson (born 1923[1]) is an American mathematical physicist, born and educated in England. He is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas.[2] When the school was still known as the Graduate Research Center of the Southwest and later the Southwest Center for Advanced Studies (1962-1969), Robinson was head of the Mathematics and Mathematical Physics division.[3]
His main area of research is general relativity theory, particularly exact solutions to Einstein's equations of gravitation.[2] He contributed to the development of the Bel–Robinson tensor. Roger Penrose credited him as an important influence in the development of Twistor theory.[4]
Books
Wolfgang Rindler and Andrzej Trautman, Gravitation and Geometry: A Volume in Honour of Ivor Robinson, 1989 ISBN 978-8870881424
References
- ^ "Robinson, Ivor 1923-". OCLC WorldCat. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Math : Faculty and Research". University of Texas at Dallas, School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ "SCAS Final Annual Report 1968-1969" (PDF). University of Texas at Dallas, School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ Penrose, Roger. "On the Origins of Twistor Theory". Retrieved 25 November 2015.
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