Cristina N. Gagliardo
Cristina N. Gagliardo | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Argentine |
| Known for | Relativistic interpretation of homopolar (unipolar) machines |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics, Electromagnetism |
| Institutions | Fundación Julio Palacios, Neuquén |
Cristina N. Gagliardo (Cristina Nora Gagliardo) is an Argentine researcher associated with the Fundación Julio Palacios in Neuquén, Argentina, known for her collaboration with Jorge Guala-Valverde on experiments and interpretations of homopolar (unipolar) electromagnetic machines. She is listed in The Worldwide List of Dissident Scientists.
Work
Gagliardo has worked with Guala-Valverde on experimental and theoretical studies of the homopolar motor, including the correspondence "Updating Faraday," and is acknowledged for conceptual contributions in related papers published in the American Journal of Physics. This line of work argues that the electromagnetic phenomena observed in homopolar machines are relativistic in nature, connecting the results to Weber's electrodynamics of relative motion and to Einstein's 1905 treatment of electromagnetism. De Climont lists her under the "History" category for her role in this collaborative program.