Demetrios Christodoulou (born October 19, 1951) is a mathematical physicist, well known in the field of general relativity for his proof, together with Sergiu Klainerman, of the nonlinear stability of the Minkowski vacuum. Two-dimensional visualization of space-time distortion. ... In physics and mathematics, Minkowski space (or Minkowski spacetime) is the mathematical setting in which Einsteins theory of special relativity is most conveniently formulated. ...

Christodoulou was born in Athens and received his doctorate from Princeton University under the direction of John Archibald Wheeler. He has taught as Cal Tech, Syracuse University, and Princeton, with stints at CERN and the Courant Institute. He is currently on the faculty of the University of Athens. The Acropolis in central Athens, one of the most important landmarks in world history. ... For other Princetons, see Princeton. ... John Archibald Wheeler (born 1911) is an American theoretical physicist. ... The California Institute of Technology (commonly known as Caltech) is a private, coeducational university located in Pasadena, California, in the United States. ... Syracuse University Syracuse University (SU) is a prestigious private American research university. ... CERN logo CERN is the European Organization for Nuclear Research, the worlds largest particle physics laboratory, situated on the border between France and Switzerland, just west of Geneva. ... The Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences (CIMS) is a division of New York University and serves as a centre for research and advanced training in computer science and mathematics. ... The National and Capodistrian University of Athens (Greek: Εθνικόν και Καποδιστριακόν Πανεπιστήμιον Αθηνών), usually called just University of Athens, is the oldest university in modern Greece, and has been in continuous operation since it was founded, on 1837. ...

In 1993, he published a book coauthored with Klainerman in which the extraordinarily difficult proof the stability result is laid out in detail. In that year, he was named a MacArthur Fellow. He is a recipient of the Bôcher Memorial Prize, the highest award of the American Mathematical Society, and he is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, among numerous other honors. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is a private, independent grantmaking institution. ... The Bôcher Memorial Prize was founded by the American Mathematical Society in 1923 in memory of Maxime Bôcher with an initial endowment of $1,450 (contributed by members of that society). ... The American Mathematical Society (AMS) is dedicated to the interests of mathematical research and education, which it does with various publications and conferences as well as annual monetary awards to mathematicians. ... The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an organization dedicated to scholarship and the advancement of learning, particularly in areas of political science. ...

References

• "Demetrios Christodoulou". Mathematical Geneology Project. URL accessed on August 8, 2005.

• "1999 Maxime Bôcher Memorial Prize". American Mathematical Society. URL accessed on August 8, 2005.

• Christodoulou, Demetrios: & Klainerman, Sergiu (1993). The global nonlinear stability of the Minkowski space. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-08777-6.

• Christodoulou, Demetrios (2000). The action principle and partial differential equations. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-04957-2.