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Martin Schwarzschild(1912–1997)

Astronomy

Martin Schwarzschild was a German-American astrophysicist. The Schwarzschild criterion, for the stability of stellar gas against convection, is named after him.

3
Major Awards
161
Publications
6,547
Citations
36
h-index
73
i10-index
40.7
Avg Citations/Paper

Education

University of Göttingen

Doctoral Advisors

John Beverley OkeIsadore Epstein

Academy Memberships

National Academy of Sciences (US)American Academy of Arts and SciencesPontifical Academy of Sciences

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