Charles W. Misner | |
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| Born | June 13, 1932 Jackson, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | July 24, 2023 (aged 91) |
| Alma mater | University of Notre Dame Princeton University |
| Known for | Gravitation Mixmaster universe Misner space ADM formalism Wormhole |
| Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship[1] Heineman Prize (1994) Albert Einstein Medal |
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| Fields | General relativity |
| Institutions | Princeton University University of Maryland |
| Doctoral advisor | John Wheeler Arnold Ross |
| Doctoral students | Carl H. Brans Richard A. Isaacson James A. Isenberg Richard Matzner Vincent Moncrief C. V. Vishveshwara |
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Charles William Misner (/ˈmɪsnər/; June 13, 1932 – July 24, 2023) was an American physicist and one of the authors of Gravitation. His specialties included general relativity and cosmology. His work has also provided early foundations for studies of quantum gravity and numerical relativity.