Peter C. Aichelburg | |
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| Born | 9 November 1941 Vienna, Greater German Reich (present-day Austria) |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna |
| Known for | contributions to general relativity |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical physics |
| Institutions | University of Vienna, International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Universidad Simón Bolívar, University of the Andes, Colombia, University of Texas at Austin, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Isaac Newton Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara |
| Thesis | [1967 „Das Anfangswertproblem eines harmonischen Oszillators im Strahlungsfeld"] |
| Doctoral advisor | Walter Thirring |
Peter C. Aichelburg (born 9 November 1941) is an Austrian physicist well known for his contributions to general relativity, particularly for his joint work with Roman Sexl on the Aichelburg–Sexl ultraboost[1] of the Schwarzschild vacuum.