Edwin E. Salpeter
Austrian–Australian–American astrophysicist (1924–2008) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Edwin Ernest Salpeter (3 December 1924 – 26 November 2008,[1][2]) was an Austrian–Australian–American astrophysicist.[3]
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Edwin Salpeter | |
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Born | (1924-12-03)3 December 1924 Vienna, Austria |
Died | 26 November 2008(2008-11-26) (aged 83) Ithaca, New York, U.S. |
Alma mater | |
Known for | Salpeter initial mass function, Bethe–Salpeter equation |
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Children | 2 |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astrophysics |
Institutions | Cornell University |
Thesis | On the electromagnetic self-energy of the electron (1948) |
Doctoral advisor | Rudolf Peierls |
Doctoral students | Hubert Reeves |
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