Ludwig Hopf

Ludwig Hopf
Born(1884-10-23)23 October 1884
Died23 December 1939(1939-12-23) (aged 55)
CitizenshipGerman
Swiss
EducationUniversity of Munich (PhD)
Known forEinstein–Hopf Drag
SpouseAlice Goldschmidt
Children5 sons and a daughter
Parent(s)Hans Hopf and Elise (née Josephthal)
RelativesHeinz Hopf (first cousin)
Franz Reizenstein (first cousin, once removed)
Scientific career
Fieldsmathematics, special relativity, hydrodynamics, aerodynamics and psychoanalysis
InstitutionsUniversity of Zurich
Karl-Ferdinand University in Prague
Trinity College
Thesis "Introduction to the Differential Equations of Physics"
"Aerodynamik"
"Die Relativitätstheorie"
Doctoral advisorArnold Sommerfeld
Other academic advisorsAlbert Einstein

Ludwig Hopf (23 October 1884 in Nürnberg, Germany – 23 December 1939 in Dublin) was a German-Jewish theoretical physicist who made contributions to mathematics, special relativity, hydrodynamics, and aerodynamics. Early in his career he was the assistant to and a collaborator and co-author with Albert Einstein.


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