Peter C. Aichelburg (born 9 November 1941) is an Austrian physicist known for his contributions to general relativity, particularly for his joint work with Roman Sexl on the Aichelburg–Sexl ultraboost of the Schwarzschild vacuum.
Life Peter Aichelburg is the second child of Ludwig Aichelburg (born 1917) and Martha Michalek (born 1920), a descendant of the Bohemian line of the from Carinthia.Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Band 12 (1988)
Lectures by Walter Thirring influenced him to pursue theoretical problems. He had a scholarship at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy from 1968 to 1969.Wissenschaftliche Laufbahn Peter C Aichelburg
Before his retirement in November 2007 Aichelburg taught at the University of Vienna, where he held a position of full professor ( Univ.-Prof. Dr. ) at the Institute of Theoretical Physics.Abschiedsvorlesung von Peter Christian Aichelburg
Personal Peter Aichelburg has a wife and a son. Books
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External links Homepage Peter C. Aichelburg