Wolfgang Rindler
Wolfgang Rindler | |
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| Born | 18 May 1924 |
| Died | 8 February 2019 (aged 94) |
| Education | University of Liverpool Imperial College London |
| Known for | Event horizon Ladder paradox Rindler coordinates Spinorial relativity |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | University of Texas at Dallas |
| Website | C.V. at U. Texas |
Wolfgang Rindler (18 May 1924 – 8 February 2019) was an Austrian physicist studying general relativity. He is known for introducing the term "event horizon" for the boundary of a black hole, Rindler coordinates, and (in collaboration with Roger Penrose) for the use of spinors in general relativity. An honorary member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences and foreign member of the Accademia delle Scienze di Torino, he was also a prolific textbook author.