Wolfgang Tichy
Welcome to my homepage!
I am a member of the FAUST Group
in the
Physics Department
at
Florida Atlantic University.
If you would like to send me electronic mail, please send it to
wolf "at" physics.fau.edu.
My research interests span a broad range of topics including
projects in numerical relativity,
gravitational waves, post-Newtonian theory.
Currently my research is mainly focused on numerical relativity. One of the
goals in this field is to numerically solve the Einstein equations to
simulate the merger of two black holes. For such simulations two
ingredients are crucial: (i) We need to start the simulation with
astrophysically realistic initial data, and (ii) the equations used in the
computer simulation have to be written in such a form that they are
numerically stable long enough to simulate the entire black hole merger.
I am interested in both of the of these aspects. I am working on
constructing initial data for binary black holes based on Post-Newtonian
data, which are believed to be astrophysically realistic. Also, I am
investigating the properties of different formulations of the
Einstein equations in numerical applications. The aim is to find out
which of the formulations is numerically more stable.
Curriculum Vitae and Research Interests
Preprints on
http://arXiv.org
Teaching
Quantum Mechanics II (PHY 6646)
Some fun stuff:
Gravity, black holes and gravitational waves for dummies
Two black holes in orbit
Orbits around single black holes
Fotos und Filme
Finally!
The Shrub
Large Hadron Collider (LHC)
Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
Britney Spears and Semiconductors
CIA
My favorite bookmarks.
W.T.
