Ivor Robinson
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Ivor Robinson was a British mathematical physicist renowned for his contributions to general relativity, particularly in the study of exact solutions to Einstein’s field equations and gravitational radiation.
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| Ivor Robinson canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
British person
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human ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Marshak Lectureship of the American Physical Society
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honors for contributions to general relativity ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Imperial College London
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Cambridge University ⓘ
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University of Cambridge
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| employer | University of Texas at Dallas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
exact solutions of Einstein field equations
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general relativity ⓘ gravitational radiation ⓘ mathematical physics ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Ivor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of gravitational wave theory
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research in exact solutions of Einstein’s equations ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to general relativity
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study of exact solutions to Einstein’s field equations ⓘ work on gravitational radiation ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Ivor Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Rainer K. Sachs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Robinson–Trautman solutions
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contributions to algebraically special solutions in general relativity ⓘ work on shear-free null congruences ⓘ |
| occupation |
physicist
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university professor ⓘ |
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Dallas
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Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
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United States
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