Werner Israel
Werner Israel, OC FRSC FRS OC FRSC FRS (October 4, 1931 – May 18, 2022) was a distinguished theoretical physicist best known for his contributions to gravitational theory, and especially to the understanding of black holes.
Werner Israel | |
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| Born | October 4, 1931 |
| Died | May 18, 2022 (aged 90) Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
| Nationality | German, Canadian |
| Alma mater | University of Cape Town, Trinity College Dublin |
| Known for | No hair theorem, equilibrium state of a black hole, internal structures of black holes |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Gravitational physics |
| Institutions | University of Alberta,University of Victoria |
| Thesis | Basic topics of the relativistic theory of shock waves (1959) |
| Doctoral advisor | John Lighton Synge |
| Doctoral students | Vicente de la Cruz (1968); James Reginald Savage (1980); Ian Bailey (1980); Tom Zannias (1985); Eric Poisson (1991); Norman Udey (1991); Geoffrey Hayward (1991); Desmond J. McManus (1991); Patrick Brady (1994); Serge Droz-Georget (1996); Sharon Morsink (1997); Warren Anderson (1998) |
| Other notable students | Gordon A. Wilson (1973); Thomas G. Steele (1985); Douglas W. Vick (1986); Frans Pretorius (1999) |
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