Roman Ulrich Sexl
| Roman Ulrich Sexl | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 19, 1939 Vienna, Austria |
| Died | July 10, 1986 |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Fields | Theoretical physics |
| Institutions | University of Vienna, Miami University |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna |
| Doctoral students | Reza Mansouri |
| Known for | contributions to general relativity, textbooks on Special relativity |
| Notable awards | Richard Wohl price |
Roman Ulrich Sexl (October 19, 1939, Vienna - July 10, 1986, Vienna) was one of the leading Austrian theoretical physicists. He is famous for his textbooks on Special relativity.
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Life
His most cited work is "On the gravitational field of a massless particle" together with Peter C. Aichelburg.[1] Since 1972 he was professor for Cosmology and General Relativity at the University of Vienna. From 1971 to 1975 he was the director of the Institute for Space Exploration at the Austrian Academy of Sciences.
In 1980 he received the Robert Wichard-Pohl prize.[2] Today there is the annual Roman-Ulrich-Sexl-Prize for extraordinary achievements in teaching physics.
Publications
- Relativity (1972)
- Gravitation and Cosmology (1975)
- Relativity, Groups and Particles (1975)
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References
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- Literature by and about Roman Ulrich Sexl in the German National Library catalogue
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