David Finkelstein
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David Finkelstein was an American physicist best known for his work on the structure of spacetime and black holes, including the introduction of the coordinate system that bears his name.
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American
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coordinate system in general relativity → human → physicist → theoretical physicist → |
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United States of America
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foundations of quantum mechanics
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general relativity → quantum gravity → theoretical physics → |
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male
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physics
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Finkelstein
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David
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David Finkelstein
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use of ingoing and outgoing null coordinates for black holes
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development of modern understanding of event horizons
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later work on black hole physics → |
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analysis of Schwarzschild black hole structure
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introduction of Finkelstein coordinates → work on black holes → work on the structure of spacetime → |
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English
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David Finkelstein
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paper on the extension of Schwarzschild spacetime
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| occupation |
physicist
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university professor → |
| studies |
causal structure of spacetime
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event horizons → spacetime singularities → |
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Eddington–Finkelstein coordinates
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Finkelstein coordinates → |
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David Finkelstein
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