At this time the University of Königsberg was famous for its school of Theoretical Physics which had been founded by Franz Neumann . However Sommerfeld's interests were in mathematics rather than physics.
Sa oras na ito sa University of Königsberg ay bantog na para sa kanyang paaralan ng panteorya Physics na kung saan nagkaroon na itinatag sa pamamagitan ng Franz Neumann. Subalit Sommerfeld ng interes ay sa matematika kaysa sa physics.