Walter Gordon (physicist)
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Not to be confused with Paul Gordan.
Walter Gordon (13 August 1893 – 24 December 1939) was a German theoretical physicist.
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Walter Gordon | |
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Born | 13 August 1893 |
Died | 24 December 1939 (1939-12-25) (aged 46) Stockholm, Sweden |
Nationality | German |
Alma mater | Humboldt University of Berlin University of Hamburg |
Known for | Gordon decomposition Gordon's optical metric Klein–Gordon equation |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physicist |
Institutions | Berlin Manchester Hamburg Berlin Stockholm |
Doctoral advisor | Max Planck |
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