Peter Bergmann

For similarly-named people or places, see Peter Bergman (disambiguation).
For the pseudonym of a man who took his own life in Ireland in 2009, see Peter Bergmann case.

Peter Bergmann
Born(1915-03-24)March 24, 1915
Berlin, Germany
DiedOctober 19, 2002(2002-10-19) (aged 87)
Seattle, Washington
CitizenshipAmerican
Alma mater
  • German University of Prague
  • TU Dresden
Known for
  • Unified field theory
  • Introduction to the Theory of Relativity (1942)
  • Constrained Hamiltonian dynamics
  • Texas Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics
SpouseMargot Bergmann
Children2
Awards
  • Albert Einstein Medal (1992)
  • Einstein Prize (APS) (2003)
Scientific career
FieldsTheoretical physics
Institutions
  • Institute for Advanced Study
  • Syracuse University
  • Columbia University
  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
  • New York University
Thesis The Harmonic Oscillator in a Spherical Space  (1936)
Doctoral advisorPhilipp Frank
Other academic advisorsAlbert Einstein
Doctoral studentsJoel Lebowitz
Pantur Silaban
John Boardman
Ezra T. Newman
Rainer K. Sachs
Jeffrey H. Winicour

Peter Gabriel Bergmann (March 24, 1915 – October 19, 2002) was a German-American physicist best remembered for his work with Albert Einstein on a unified field theory and for reviving interest in general relativity after World War II. He also introduced primary and secondary constraints into mechanics.

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