Title: Einstein's Italian mathematicians
Description: An exchange of information between Italian Tullio Levi-Civita and Hungarian born Theodore Von Kármán, based on mathematics by Italian Gregorio Ricci Curbastro, helped provide the mathematical background used by Albert Einstein in forming his general theory of relativity.
Subjects: Mathematics, Mathematicians, Calculus of tensors, Biography, General relativity (Physics), Mathematicians, biography, Italy, biography, General relativity (physics), Einstein, albert, 1879-1955, History and biography -- Research exposition (monographs, survey articles), History and biography -- History of mathematics and mathematicians -- 19th century, History and biography -- History of mathematics and mathematicians -- 20th century, History and biography -- History of mathematics and mathematicians -- Biographies, obituaries, personalia, bibliographies, Relativity and gravitational theory -- Historical (must also be assigned at least one classification number from Section 01)
Places: Italy
People: Gregorio Ricci Curbastro (1853-1925), Albert Einstein (1879-1955), Tullio Levi-Civita (1873-1941), Theodore Von Kármán (1881-1963)