Tuesday, February 22, 2005

Levi-civita, Tullio

Italian mathematician known for his work in differential calculus and relativity theory. At the University of Padua (1891 - 95), he studied under Gregorio Ricci Curbastro, with whom he later collaborated in founding the absolute differential calculus (now known as tensor analysis). Levi-Civita became an instructor there in 1898 and a professor

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