Rudolf Kippenhahn
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Rudolf Kippenhahn (24 May 1926 – 15 November 2020)[1] was a German astrophysicist and science author.
Biography
Rudolf Kippenhahn was born in
Eddington medal for his scientific research into the computation of the structure of star and of stellar evolution. A diagram displaying how the interior of a star evolves from the zero age main sequence to the later stages of its evolution are known as Kippenhahn Diagrams.[2]
Normally these diagrams display information such as convective borders, sites of nuclear energy generation and sites of shell burning.
Selected publications
- Kippenhahn, R.; Weigert, A.; Weiss, A. (2012). Stellar Structure and Evolution. Springer, Berlin. ISBN 978-3-642-30255-8.
- Kippenhahn, R.; Moellenhoff, C. (1975). Elementary Plasma Physics. Bibliographic Institute, Mannheim. Bibcode:1975elpl.book.....K.
- Kippenhahn, Rudolf (1987). Light from the Depth of Time. Springer.
Awards
- 1992 Bruno H. Bürgel Prize.
- 2005 Eddington Medal
- 2007 Karl Schwarzschild Medal
References
- ^ "Rudolf Kippenhahn (24.5.1926 – 15.11.2020)". www.mpa-garching.mpg.de. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ https://www.tifr.res.in/~antia/wball_notes.pdf [bare URL PDF]
External links
- sightandsound.com website showcasing some of Dr Rudolphs work.
- Interview
- Dr Rudolph delivering a lecture on Quasars at the University of Jena
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