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Pablo Laguna
Professor, Dept. of Astronomy & Astrophysics
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 1987
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Research Description
Supercomputer technology is changing the face of General Relativity. As a
consequence, Numerical Relativity, namely the formulation of Einstein field
equations in a way amenable to numerical analysis, has emerged as a field of
its own. I am a numerical relativist studying cosmological and astrophysical
systems where general relativistic effects play a fundamental role. Currently,
the primary focus of my research is the numerical simulation of the coalescence
of black hole binaries. The collision of black holes is a central problem in
General Relativity. This problem will not only expose the complex, non-linear
nature of Einstein's field equations, but it will also bring General Relativity
much closer in harmony with the observations of gravitational radiation
expected to take place in the near future.
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