Carl Eckart
Carl Henry Eckart was an American physicist, physical oceanographer, geophysicist, and administrator. He co-developed the Wigner–Eckart theorem and is also known for the Eckart conditions in quantum mechanics, the Eckart–Young theorem in linear algebra, and his work on non-equilibrium thermodynamics and continuum mechanics, including a relativistic treatment.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- St. Louis
- Educated at
- Princeton UniversityWashington University in St. Louis
- Awards
- 🏆 Guggenheim Fellowship🏆 Alexander Agassiz Medal🏆 William Bowie Medal
- Doctoral Students
- 📖 Alvin M. Weinberg
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1902
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Birth1973
Died
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