On the discovery of Birkhoff's theorem

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dc.creatorJohansen, Nils Voje
dc.creatorRavndal, Finn
dc.date2005-08-22
dc.date2005-09-06
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T06:27:26Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T06:27:26Z
dc.descriptionBirkhoff showed in 1923 that the Schwarzschild solution for the metric from a point particle was also valid in the a priori non-static case as long as the spherical symmetry was maintained. This theorem was actually discovered and published two years earlier by an unknown Norwegian physicist, J.T. Jebsen. His life and scientific career is briefly chronicled.
dc.description4 pages, no figures. More references have been included, small changes in text plus new data on Eiesland
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0508163
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0508163
dc.identifierGen.Rel.Grav. 38 (2006) 537-540
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/97414
dc.subjectHistory and Philosophy of Physics
dc.subjectGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology
dc.titleOn the discovery of Birkhoff's theorem
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