Robert Geroch
Robert Geroch (born 1 June 1942 in Akron, Ohio)[1] is a theoretical physicist and professor at the University of Chicago. He has worked prominently on general relativity and mathematical physics and has promoted the use of category theory in mathematics and physics. He was the Ph.D. supervisor for Abhay Ashtekar.
Geroch obtained his Ph.D. degree from Princeton University in 1967 under the supervision of John Archibald Wheeler.
Books
- R. Geroch, (1981). General Relativity from A to B. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0-226-28863-3.
- R. Geroch, (1985). Mathematical Physics (Lectures in Physics). University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0-226-28862-5.
- R. Geroch, (2009). Perspectives in computation. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0-226-28855-2.
- R. Geroch, (2013). Geometrical Quantum Mechanics: 1974 Lecture Notes (Lecture Notes Series) (Volume 3). Minkowski Institute Press; 1 edition. ISBN 978-1927763049.
Unpublished notes
- Special topics in Particle Physics, Lecture course at University of Chicago, 1973-74.
- Suggestions For Giving Talks, Notes on giving scientific talks, 1973. Available at: arXiv:gr-qc/9703019
See also
Notes
- ↑ American Men and Women of Science, Thomson Gale, 2004
External links
- Faculty page at the University of Chicago
- Robert Geroch research articles cited by INSPIRE-HEP
- Robert Geroch research articles cited by arXiv
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