Theodor Kaluza
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Theodor Kaluza was a German theoretical physicist best known for proposing a unification of gravity and electromagnetism via a five-dimensional spacetime, laying groundwork for later Kaluza–Klein theories.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ theoretical physicist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | doctorate in mathematics ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence | unification of fundamental interactions ⓘ |
| citizenship | German ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
German Empire
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Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1885-11-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1954-01-19 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Breslau
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University of Königsberg ⓘ |
| employer |
University of Breslau
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University of Göttingen NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Kiel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Kaluza ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
higher-dimensional gravity
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mathematical physics ⓘ theoretical physics ⓘ |
| givenName | Theodor ⓘ |
| hasHonorificEponym |
Kaluza–Klein theory
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surface form:
Kaluza–Klein compactification
Kaluza–Klein theory ⓘ
surface form:
Kaluza–Klein modes
Kaluza–Klein theory ⓘ |
| influenced |
Oskar Klein
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development of unified field theories ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Albert Einstein ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Kaluza–Klein theory
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five-dimensional unification of gravity and electromagnetism ⓘ work on general relativity ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| name | Theodor Kaluza self-link ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
extra spatial dimension for electromagnetism
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geometrization of electromagnetism ⓘ |
| notableWork | Zum Unitätsproblem der Physik ⓘ |
| occupation |
physicist
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university teacher ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of general relativity
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history of unified field theory ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
German Empire
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Lower Silesia ⓘ
surface form:
Province of Silesia
Oppeln ⓘ
surface form:
Ratibor
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| placeOfDeath |
Göttingen
NERFINISHED
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Lower Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ West Germany ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| theoryProposed | five-dimensional extension of general relativity ⓘ |
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