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Arthur Geoffrey Walker | |
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| Born | 17 July 1909 Watford, Hertfordshire, England |
| Died | 31 March 2001 (aged 91) West Chiltington, Sussex, England |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford Merton College, Oxford University of Edinburgh |
| Known for | Friedmann–Lemaître–Robertson–Walker metric Fermi–Walker transport |
| Spouse | Phyllis Ashcroft Freeman (m. 1939) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematical physics |
| Institutions | University of Sheffield |
| Doctoral advisor | Edmund Taylor Whittaker |
Arthur Geoffrey Walker FRS FRSE (17 July 1909 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England – 31 March 2001)[1][2] was a British mathematician and professor of the University of Sheffield who made important contributions to physical cosmology. Although he was an accomplished geometer, he is best remembered today for two important contributions to general relativity, namely, the Robertson-Walker metric and the Fermi–Walker transport.
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- ^ O'Connor, J.J.; Robertson, E.F. (October 2003). "Arthur Geoffrey Walker". MacTutor. Retrieved 10 October 2021.