Mathematician:Walther Ritz

Mathematician

Swiss theoretical physicist most famous for his work with Johannes Robert Rydberg on the Rydberg-Ritz Combination Principle.

Also known for the variational method named after him, the Ritz method.

Nationality

Swiss-American

History

• Born: 22 February 1878 in Sion, Switzerland
• Died: 7 July 1909 in Göttingen

Theorems and Definitions

• Rydberg-Ritz Combination Principle (with Johannes Robert Rydberg)
• Ritz Method
• Ritz Sequence
• Complete Ritz Sequence

Definitions of concepts named for Walther Ritz can be found here.

Publications

• 1908: Recherches critiques sur l'Électrodynamique Générale (Annales de Chimie et de Physique Vol. 13: pp. 145 – 275)