Mathematician:Elwin Bruno Christoffel

Mathematician
German mathematician and physicist.

Introduced fundamental concepts of differential geometry, opening the way for the development of tensor calculus.

This later provided the mathematical basis for general relativity.

Nationality
German

History

 * Born: 10 November 1829 in Montjoie Aachen (now Monschau), Germany
 * Died: 15 March 1900 in Strasbourg, France

Theorems and Definitions

 * Riemann-Christoffel Tensor (with ), also known as Riemannian Curvature Tensor
 * Christoffel's Theorem
 * Christoffel Symbol
 * Christoffel Reduction Theorem