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of physics in 1966. He was a visiting professor at Syracuse University in 1960/61 and at Kings College, University of London, in 1964/65. In 1957 he served as consultant at
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Some of his most interesting recent work has involved the problem of reconstructing the gravitational field within some region from observations of how optical images are
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Frittelli, Simonetta; Kling, Thomas P.; Newman, Ezra T. (2000). "Image distortion from optical scalars in non perturbative gravitational lensing".
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theory, for his intellectual passion, generosity and honesty, which have inspired and represented a model for generations of relativists".
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Newman, E. T.; Couch, E.; Chinnapared, K.; Exton, A.; Prakash, A.; Torrence, R. J. (1965). "Metric of a rotating charged mass".
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Newman, E. T.; Tamburino, L. A. & Unti, T. (1963). "Empty-space generalization of the Schwarzschild metric".
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Newman, E. T.; Penrose, R. (1962). "An approach to gravitational radiation by a method of spin coefficients".
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Newman was selected as a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 1972. In 2011, he was awarded the
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to further his study of physics, graduating with a B.A. in 1951. For graduate education he went to
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quantities in general relativity. The following year he and coworkers extended
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Newman married Sally Faskow on April 20, 1958, with whom he had two children,
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Newman, E. T. (1973). "Maxwell's equations and complex Minkowski space".
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Observables in singular theories by systematic approximation.
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Syracuse University College of Arts and Sciences alumni
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He was professor emeritus at the 1681:Fellows of the American Physical Society 1691:The Bronx High School of Science alumni 516: 514: 512: 488: 317:as light rays pass through the region. 789:TEDxPittsburgh - Ted Newman - Thoughts 7: 306:in relativity, and consideration of 1389:Tolman–Oppenheimer–Volkoff equation 1342:Friedmann–LemaĂźtre–Robertson–Walker 724:General Relativity and Gravitation 540:Basken, Paul (February 13, 2011). 335:"for outstanding contributions to 25: 1159:Hamilton–Jacobi–Einstein equation 547:The Chronicle of Higher Education 320:In 2002 an email he forwarded to 1706:University of Pittsburgh faculty 1671:21st-century American physicists 1637: 1636: 363:, a professor of physics at the 302:In 1973 he advocated the use of 698:"2011 Einstein Prize Recipient" 642:Journal of Mathematical Physics 258:Wright-Patterson Air Force Base 966:Mass–energy equivalence (E=mc) 365:University of Alaska Fairbanks 205:. Newman was awarded the 2011 27:American physicist (1929–2021) 1: 1676:American relativity theorists 267:, he introduced the powerful 230:Bronx High School of Science 981:Relativistic Doppler effect 679:. American Physical Society 585:. September 2011. p. 1 1722: 1696:New York University alumni 1452:In computational physics: 976:Relativity of simultaneity 409:10.1103/PhysRevD.63.023007 287:. He also generalized the 252:faculty in 1956, becoming 1686:Scientists from the Bronx 1634: 1289:Lense–Thirring precession 871:Doubly special relativity 211:American Physical Society 188: 131: 104:The Bronx H.S. of Science 39: 1149:Post-Newtonian formalism 1139:Einstein field equations 1075:Mathematical formulation 899:Hyperbolic orthogonality 769:University of Pittsburgh 341:Newman–Penrose formalism 324:helped to touch off the 269:Newman–Penrose formalism 250:University of Pittsburgh 203:University of Pittsburgh 153:University of Pittsburgh 122:Newman–Penrose formalism 860:Galilean transformation 851:Principle of relativity 502:Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 281:Einstein field equation 263:In 1962, together with 228:He was admitted to the 221:Newman was born in the 945:Lorentz transformation 337:theoretical relativity 1413:Weyl−Lewis−Papapetrou 1154:Raychaudhuri equation 1093:Equivalence principle 371:Selected publications 1454:Numerical relativity 1295:pulsar timing arrays 677:"APS Fellow Archive" 525:Who's Who in Science 345:Kerr–Newman solution 333:Einstein Prize (APS) 195:Ezra Theodore Newman 94:, Pennsylvania, U.S. 1346:Friedmann equations 1240:Hulse–Taylor binary 1202:Gravitational waves 1098:Riemannian geometry 924:Proper acceleration 909:Maxwell's equations 855:Galilean relativity 655:1973JMP....14..102N 618:1963JMP.....4..915N 583:Syracuse University 572:"Ezra (Ted) Newman" 467:1962JMP.....3..566N 438:1965JMP.....6..918N 401:2000PhRvD..63b3007F 367:, and Dara Newman. 279:'s solution to the 238:Syracuse University 234:New York University 112:Syracuse University 108:New York University 1395:Reissner–Nordström 1313:Brans–Dicke theory 1144:Linearized gravity 971:Length contraction 889:Frame of reference 866:Special relativity 763:2018-04-08 at the 297:Kerr–Newman metric 248:Newman joined the 199:general relativity 143:General relativity 126:Kerr–Newman metric 1648: 1647: 1462: 1461: 1441:OzsvĂĄth–SchĂŒcking 1047: 1046: 1029:Minkowski diagram 986:Thomas precession 929:Relativistic mass 758:Ezra (Ted) Newman 663:10.1063/1.1666160 626:10.1063/1.1704018 475:10.1063/1.1724257 446:10.1063/1.1704351 379:Physical Review D 308:complex spacetime 271:for working with 244:Career in physics 192: 191: 133:Scientific career 16:(Redirected from 1713: 1640: 1639: 1423:van Stockum dust 1195:Two-body problem 1113:Mach's principle 1060: 1001:Terrell rotation 841: 819: 812: 805: 796: 785: 783: 781: 745: 744: 742: 740: 735:. 19 August 2018 715: 709: 708: 706: 704: 694: 688: 687: 685: 684: 673: 667: 666: 636: 630: 629: 601: 595: 594: 592: 590: 576: 568: 559: 558: 556: 554: 537: 531: 518: 507: 506: 493: 478: 449: 420: 394: 339:, including the 178:Doctoral advisor 172: 87: 69:October 17, 1929 68: 66: 44: 30: 21: 1721: 1720: 1716: 1715: 1714: 1712: 1711: 1710: 1651: 1650: 1649: 1644: 1630: 1458: 1362:BKL singularity 1352:LemaĂźtre–Tolman 1327: 1323:Quantum gravity 1305: 1299: 1285:geodetic effect 1259:(together with 1229:LISA Pathfinder 1168: 1117: 1103:Penrose diagram 1085: 1079: 1054: 1043: 1039:Minkowski space 1005: 949: 933: 881: 875: 835: 828: 823: 779: 777: 773: 765:Wayback Machine 754: 749: 748: 738: 736: 717: 716: 712: 702: 700: 696: 695: 691: 682: 680: 675: 674: 670: 638: 637: 633: 603: 602: 598: 588: 586: 581:. 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Ezra Ted Newman

Roger Penrose
Bronx, New York
Pittsburgh
The Bronx H.S. of Science
New York University
Syracuse University
Newman–Penrose formalism
Kerr–Newman metric
General relativity
University of Pittsburgh
Thesis
Observables in singular theories by systematic approximation.
Doctoral advisor
Peter Bergmann
general relativity
University of Pittsburgh
Einstein Prize
American Physical Society
Bronx
Bronx High School of Science
New York University
Syracuse University
University of Pittsburgh
professor
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Roger Penrose
Newman–Penrose formalism
spinorial

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