Charles W. Misner is one of the authors of "Gravitation". He has also invented Misner space, a topology and relativity-related mathematical structure. A book on gravitation (often considered the Bible by researchers for its prominence) by Charles W. Misner, Kip S. Thorne, and John Archibald Wheeler. ... Misner space is an abstract mathematical structure discovered by Charles Misner of University of Maryland and is often studied extensively due to its similarity with wormholes, but, nonetheless, easy mathematical handling. ... A Möbius strip, a surface with only one side and one edge; such shapes are an object of study in topology. ... Two-dimensional analogy of space-time distortion described in General Relativity. ...

Misner received his Ph.D from Princeton University in 1957 for his dissertation Outline of Feynman Quantization of General Relativity; Derivation of Field Equations; Vanishing of The Hamiltonian. He studied under John Wheeler. Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. ... Princeton University is a coeducational private university located in Princeton, New Jersey in the United States of America. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... John Archibald Wheeler (born July 9, 1911) is an eminent American theoretical physicist. ...

Misner is currently Professor Emeritus of Physics at the University of Maryland, where he is a member of the Gravitation Theory Group. A professor is a senior teacher and researcher, usually in a college or university. ... University of Maryland, College Park The University of Maryland, College Park (also known as UM, UMD, or UMCP) is a public coeducational university situated in suburban College Park, Maryland just outside Washington, D.C. The flagship institution of the University System of Maryland, the university is most often referred to...

See also

• Kip Thorne
• John Archibald Wheeler
• Mixmaster universe
• ADM energy

Kip S. Thorne Professor Kip Stephen Thorne, Ph. ... John Archibald Wheeler (born July 9, 1911) is an eminent American theoretical physicist. ... The Mixmaster Universe is a solution to Einsteins general relativity studied by Charles Misner in an effort to better understand the dynamics of the early universe [1]. He hoped to solve the horizon problem in a natural way by showing that the early universe underwent an oscillatory, chaotic epoch. ... In theoretical physics, the ADM energy (short for Arnowitt, Deser and Misner) is a special way to define the energy in general relativity which is only applicable to some special geometries of spacetime that asymptotically approach a well-defined metric tensor at infinity - for example the asymptotically Minkowski space. ...

External link

• http://www.physics.umd.edu/grt/people/charles.html