Karl Schwarzschild
German physicist (1873–1916)
Biography
Karl Schwarzschild (German: [kaʁl ˈʃvaʁtsʃɪlt] ; 9 October 1873 – 11 May 1916) was a German physicist and astronomer.
Schwarzschild provided the first exact solution to the Einstein field equations of general relativity, for the limited case of a single spherical non-rotating mass, which he accomplished in 1915, the same year that Einstein first introduced general relativity. The Schwarzschild solution, which makes use of Schwarzschild coordinates and the Schwarzschild metric, leads to a derivation of the Schwarzschild radius, which is the size of the event horizon of a non-rotating black hole.
Schwarzschild accomplished this while serving in the German army during World War I. He died the following year, possibly from the autoimmune disease pemphigus, which he developed while at the Russian front.
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Career highlights
Employers / organisations
- University of Göttingen
- Kuffner observatory
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
- Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam
Family
- Spouse(s)
- Else Schwarzschild
- Children
- Martin Schwarzschild
- Siblings
- Robert SchwarzschildClara Emden
Awards & honours (1)
- honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
Quick answers about Karl Schwarzschild
- How old was Karl Schwarzschild?
- Karl Schwarzschild died on May 11, 1916 at the age of 42.
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- Karl Schwarzschild was born on October 9, 1873.
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- Karl Schwarzschild was born in Frankfurt.
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- Karl Schwarzschild's zodiac sign is Libra.
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- Karl Schwarzschild is a citizen of Kingdom of Prussia.
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- Karl Schwarzschild is known as physicist, astronomer, astrophysicist, university teacher.
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- According to Wikidata, Karl Schwarzschild's spouse is or was Else Schwarzschild.
- How many children did Karl Schwarzschild have?
- Wikidata lists 1 child of Karl Schwarzschild.
