List of things named after Karl Schwarzschild
Things named after the astronomy and relativity scientist Karl Schwarzschild (1873–1916) include:
- Institutions:
- Karl Schwarzschild Medal
- Karl Schwarzschild Observatory
- Astronomical features:
- Lunar crater Schwarzschild
- Asteroid 837 Schwarzschilda
- Technical terms:
- Schwarzschild constant
- Schwarzschild effect in photography, also known as reciprocity failure, and important for calibrating astronomical measurement
- Schwarzschild law, empirical equation relating to Schwarzschild effect
- Schwarzschild criterion, in astronomy
- Schwarzschild coordinates
- Schwarzschild's equation for radiative transfer
- Relativity terms:
- Schwarzschild metric (closely related to Schwarzschild solution, Schwarzschild geometry, Schwarzschild black hole, and Schwarzschild vacuum)
- de Sitter–Schwarzschild metric
- Distorted Schwarzschild metric
- Schwarzschild geodesics
- Schwarzschild fluid solution
- Schwarzschild kugelblitz
- Schwarzschild radius (closely related to Schwarzschild horizon)
- Schwarzschild wormholes
- Schwarzschild telescope
- Schwarzschild metric (closely related to Schwarzschild solution, Schwarzschild geometry, Schwarzschild black hole, and Schwarzschild vacuum)