List of entities named after scientist Karl Schwarzschild

The entities named after the astronomy and relativity scientist Karl Schwarzschild (1873–1916) include the following:

Institutions:
- Karl Schwarzschild Medal
- Karl Schwarzschild Observatory
Astronomical features:
- Lunar crater Schwarzschild
- Asteroid 837 Schwarzschilda
Technical terms:
- Schwarzschild effect in photography, also known as reciprocity failure, and important for calibrating astronomical measurements
- Schwarzschild criterion, in astronomy
- Schwarzschild coordinates
- Relativity terms:
  - Schwarzschild metric (closely related to Schwarzschild solution, Schwarzschild geometry, Schwarzschild black hole, and Schwarzschild vacuum)
  - Schwarzschild radius (closely related to Schwarzschild horizon)
  - Schwarzschild wormholes

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