1.0Department of Mathematics Bloghttps://www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk/maths-student-blogsLauren Teasdalehttps://www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk/maths-student-blogs/author/laurenteasdale/Cornelius Lanczos - Department of Mathematics Blogrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="uF25A8rO6S"><a href="https://www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk/maths-student-blogs/2020/04/cornelius-lanczos/">Cornelius Lanczos</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk/maths-student-blogs/2020/04/cornelius-lanczos/embed/#?secret=uF25A8rO6S" width="600" height="338" title="“Cornelius Lanczos” — Department of Mathematics Blog" data-secret="uF25A8rO6S" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk/maths-student-blogs/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2020/04/DSCJ9033-1-scaled-e1586250649529.jpg18282188In this historical feature we explore Cornelius Lanczos (1893-1974) and his influential work. Cornelius Lanczos discovered an exact solution to the Einstein field equation. It is one of the simplest known exact solutions in general relativity and is regarded as an important example. Watch him talk about mathematics, his work with Albert Einstein and his […]