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Christoffel is a
Dutch and
Afrikaans cognate of the
masculine given name Christopher.
Short forms include Chris, Christie, Kristof, and Stoffel. Christoffel...
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mathematics and physics, the
Christoffel symbols are an
array of
numbers describing a
metric connection. The
metric connection is a specialization...
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Elwin Bruno Christoffel (German: [kʁɪˈstɔfl̩]; 10
November 1829 – 15
March 1900) was a
German mathematician and physicist. He
introduced fundamental concepts...
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Riemann curvature tensor or Riemann–
Christoffel tensor (after
Bernhard Riemann and
Elwin Bruno Christoffel) is the most
common way used to express...
- In
complex analysis, a Schwarz–
Christoffel mapping is a
conformal map of the
upper half-plane or the
complex unit disk onto the
interior of a
simple polygon...
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Marthinus Christoffel Johannes van
Schalkwyk (born 10
November 1959) is a
South African politician, academic, and lawyer, who
serves as High Commissioner...
- Hans
Jakob Christoffel von
Grimmelshausen (1621/22 – 17
August 1676) was one of the most
notable German authors of the 17th century. He is best known...
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Christoffel Jegher (1596,
Antwerp – 1652, Antwerp) was a
Flemish Baroque engraver.
According to the RKD he was the
father of the
engraver Jan Christoffel...
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Hendrik Christoffel "Henk" van de
Hulst (19
November 1918 – 31 July 2000) was a
Dutch astronomer. In 1944,
while a
student in Utrecht, he
predicted the...
- Dr.
Martin Christoffel (21
September 1922 – 3
April 2001) was a
Swiss chess champion born in Basel. In 1944 he won the
Coupe Suisse knockout tournament...
