Hermann Rothe

Hermann Rothe (born December 28, 1882 in Vienna , † December 18, 1923 there ) was an Austrian mathematician .

Rothe studied at the University of Vienna and the University of Göttingen and received his doctorate in 1909 in Vienna as a doctor of technical sciences . He then worked as an assistant to Karl Zsigmondy at the Technical University of Vienna , where he completed his habilitation in 1910 . Rothe married in 1913 and taught mathematics at the Technical University as an associate professor , and from 1920 as a full professor. Rothe died in 1923 after a long illness.

He was buried at the Grinzing cemetery .

Rothe became known through his work (1910–1912) with Philipp Frank on the special theory of relativity , where the authors tried to derive the Lorentz transformation within the framework of group theory and without recourse to the postulate of the constancy of the speed of light .

In addition to his teaching activity, Rothe also dealt with Grassmann's theory of expansion .

Fonts

• Frank, P. & Rothe, H .: About the transformation of space-time coordinates from stationary to moving systems . In: Annals of Physics . 34, 1910, pp. 825-855.

• Rothe, H .: Systems of Geometric Analysis . In: Encyclopedia of Mathematical Sciences, including its applications . 3.1, 1921.

literature

• A. Dick:  Rothe Hermann. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 9, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1988, ISBN 3-7001-1483-4 , p. 285.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Radon, J .: Hermann Rothe: Obituary . In: Annual report of the German Mathematicians Association . 35, 1926, pp. 172-175.
2. ^ Grave site Hermann Rothe , Vienna, Grinzinger Friedhof, Group 16, Row 4, No. 15.
3. ^ Pauli, W .: The theory of relativity . In: Encyclopedia of Mathematical Sciences . 5.2, 1921, p. 556.