Andrzej Trautman

Andrzej Trautman
Born(1933-01-04)4 January 1933
Warsaw, Poland
Died27 February 2026(2026-02-27) (aged 93)
Alma materWarsaw University of Technology
Known forRobinson–Trautman gravitational waves
Trautman recovery theorem in Newton–Cartan theory
SpouseRóża Michalska
Children2 sons: Paweł, Krzysztof
AwardsMarian Smoluchowski Medal (1986)
Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science (2017)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics, Theoretical physics
InstitutionsUniversity of Warsaw
Doctoral advisorLeopold Infeld
Doctoral studentsJerzy Lewandowski

Andrzej Mariusz Trautman (Polish: [ˈtrauman]; 4 January 1933 – 27 February 2026) was a Polish mathematical physicist who has made contributions to classical gravitation in general and to general relativity in particular.

Trautman made contributions to gravitation as early as 1958. The "Trautman-Bondi mass" is named after him.

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