Gustav Herglotz | |
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| Born | 2 February 1881 |
| Died | 22 March 1953 (aged 72) Göttingen, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | University of Göttingen LMU Munich |
| Known for | Hergoltz formulas Herglotz–Noether theorem Herglotz-Riesz representation theorem Herglotz–Zagier function Wiechert–Herglotz method |
| Awards | Lieben Prize (1915) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics, Applied mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Leipzig |
| Doctoral advisor | Hugo von Seeliger Ludwig Boltzmann |
| Doctoral students | Emil Artin |
| Special relativity |
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Gustav Herglotz (2 February 1881 – 22 March 1953) was a German Bohemian physicist best known for his works on the theory of relativity and seismology.