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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Mathematician
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| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:University_of_California,_Santa_Barbara
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| gptkbp:alma_mater |
gptkb:Princeton_University
gptkb:University_of_Athens |
| gptkbp:award |
gptkb:Guggenheim_Fellowship
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| gptkbp:birth_date |
1938-02-07
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| gptkbp:birth_place |
gptkb:Greece
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| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:3
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| gptkbp:fellow |
gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:Royal_Society |
| gptkbp:field |
gptkb:Mathematics
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Dimitris Christodoulou
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Andrew_Wiles
gptkb:Roger_Penrose |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:David_Hilbert
gptkb:Albert_Einstein |
| gptkbp:known_for |
gptkb:general_relativity
contributions to the theory of black holes |
| gptkbp:nationality |
Greek
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| gptkbp:notable_achievement |
served on editorial boards of scientific journals
solved the problem of stability of the Minkowski space contributed to the understanding of gravitational collapse delivered lectures at various international conferences recognized for his contributions to mathematical physics worked on the initial value problem in general relativity contributed to the mathematical foundation of black hole thermodynamics awarded honorary doctorates from several universities developed the Christodoulou method mentored many graduate students in mathematics published numerous papers in mathematical physics contributed to the study of shock waves in general relativity developed techniques for studying nonlinear wave equations |
| gptkbp:notable_work |
The Global Existence of Nonlinear Gravitational Waves
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| gptkbp:occupation |
gptkb:Professor
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| gptkbp:research_areas |
gptkb:Mathematics
gptkb:general_relativity geometric analysis |
| gptkbp:research_focus |
mathematical physics
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| gptkbp:spouse |
Nina Christodoulou
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:University_of_Athens
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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