Elwin Bruno Christoffel | |
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Born | |
Died | 15 March 1900 | (aged 70)
Nationality | German |
Alma mater | University of Berlin |
Known for | Christoffel symbols Christoffel equation Christoffel–Darboux formula Riemann–Christoffel tensor Schwarz–Christoffel mapping |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics Physics |
Institutions | University of Strasbourg |
Doctoral advisors | Martin Ohm Ernst Kummer Heinrich Gustav Magnus |
Doctoral students | Rikitaro Fujisawa Ludwig Maurer Paul Epstein |
Elwin Bruno Christoffel (German: [kʁɪˈstɔfl̩]; 10 November 1829 – 15 March 1900) was a German mathematician and physicist. He introduced fundamental concepts of differential geometry, opening the way for the development of tensor calculus, which would later provide the mathematical basis for general relativity.
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