Robert W. Brehme

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 677 citations indexed

About

Robert W. Brehme is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and Applied Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert W. Brehme has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 677 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 5 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and 2 papers in Applied Mathematics. Recurrent topics in Robert W. Brehme's work include Relativity and Gravitational Theory (12 papers), Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies (5 papers) and Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (3 papers). Robert W. Brehme is often cited by papers focused on Relativity and Gravitational Theory (12 papers), Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies (5 papers) and Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (3 papers). Robert W. Brehme collaborates with scholars based in United States. Robert W. Brehme's co-authors include Bryce S. DeWitt, Francis W. Sears, Loyd S. Swenson and Franklin G. Miller and has published in prestigious journals such as Physics Today, Annals of Physics and American Journal of Physics.

In The Last Decade

Robert W. Brehme

16 papers receiving 624 citations

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Radiation damping in a gravitational field

1960 552 citations Bryce S. DeWitt, Robert W. Brehme Annals of Physics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert W. Brehme United States	9	553	275	233	200	48	18	677
Toshiei Kimura Japan	13	423 0.8×	390 1.4×	125 0.5×	196 1.0×	12 0.3×	67	649
Richard C. Tolman	2	709 1.3×	452 1.6×	136 0.6×	226 1.1×	17 0.4×	2	792
R. J. Torrence Canada	9	859 1.6×	725 2.6×	130 0.6×	243 1.2×	27 0.6×	38	1.0k
H. Dehnen Germany	14	780 1.4×	606 2.2×	140 0.6×	147 0.7×	22 0.5×	110	874
A. Papapetrou Germany	11	595 1.1×	286 1.0×	95 0.4×	137 0.7×	23 0.5×	40	654
Robert L. Zimmerman United States	13	238 0.4×	193 0.7×	100 0.4×	100 0.5×	12 0.3×	46	401
B. Carter France	9	472 0.9×	377 1.4×	106 0.5×	134 0.7×	7 0.1×	13	567
R. O. Hansen United States	6	680 1.2×	532 1.9×	58 0.2×	207 1.0×	16 0.3×	13	776
Donald Salisbury United States	9	490 0.9×	321 1.2×	129 0.6×	330 1.6×	21 0.4×	35	612
P. C. Aichelburg Austria	15	787 1.4×	777 2.8×	133 0.6×	295 1.5×	13 0.3×	52	930

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All Works

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18 of 18 papers shown

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Brehme, Robert W., et al.. (1991). Relativistic solutions to the falling body in a uniform gravitation field. American Journal of Physics. 59(3). 209–213. 5 indexed citations

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Brehme, Robert W.. (1991). Comment on ‘‘Feynman’s proof of the Maxwell equations,’’ by F. Dyson [Am. J. Phys. 5 8, 209–211 (1990)]. American Journal of Physics. 59(1). 85–86. 11 indexed citations

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Brehme, Robert W.. (1988). On the physical reality of the isotropic speed of light. American Journal of Physics. 56(9). 811–813. 11 indexed citations

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Brehme, Robert W.. (1985). On force and the inertial frame. American Journal of Physics. 53(10). 952–955. 5 indexed citations

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Brehme, Robert W.. (1985). Response to ‘‘The conventionality of synchronization’’. American Journal of Physics. 53(1). 56–59. 8 indexed citations

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Brehme, Robert W., et al.. (1983). Explaining the Flood. Physics Today. 36(12). 85–86. 1 indexed citations

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Brehme, Robert W.. (1977). Inside the black hole. American Journal of Physics. 45(5). 423–428. 14 indexed citations

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Brehme, Robert W.. (1976). New look at the Ptolemaic system. American Journal of Physics. 44(6). 506–514. 2 indexed citations

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Brehme, Robert W.. (1974). On the Radius of Black Holes. American Journal of Physics. 42(11). 1039–1039.

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Miller, Franklin G. & Robert W. Brehme. (1972). College Physics. American Journal of Physics. 40(11). 1717–1717. 1 indexed citations

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Swenson, Loyd S. & Robert W. Brehme. (1972). The Ethereal Aether. American Journal of Physics. 40(8). 1185–1186. 16 indexed citations

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Brehme, Robert W.. (1971). The Relativistic Lagrangian. American Journal of Physics. 39(3). 275–280. 1 indexed citations

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Brehme, Robert W.. (1969). Geometrization of the Relativistic Velocity Addition Formula. American Journal of Physics. 37(4). 360–363. 2 indexed citations

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Sears, Francis W. & Robert W. Brehme. (1968). Introduction to the theory of relativity. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 23 indexed citations

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Brehme, Robert W.. (1968). The Advantage of Teaching Relativity with Four-Vectors. American Journal of Physics. 36(10). 896–901. 11 indexed citations

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Brehme, Robert W.. (1964). Geometric Representations of the Lorentz Transformation. American Journal of Physics. 32(3). 233–233. 4 indexed citations

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Brehme, Robert W.. (1962). A Geometric Representation of Galilean and Lorentz Transformations. American Journal of Physics. 30(7). 489–496. 10 indexed citations

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DeWitt, Bryce S. & Robert W. Brehme. (1960). Radiation damping in a gravitational field. Annals of Physics. 9(2). 220–259. 552 indexed citations breakdown →

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