Presidential Young Investigator Award: Numerical Relativity; Compact Objects

启动理论天体物理学和引力物理学研究项目。本研究将采用解析和数值方法进行。在某些情况下，将进行观测以比较理论预测与实际感兴趣的天文系统的行为。将要研究的课题包括：a)恒星坍缩和碰撞中引力辐射的产生b)大质量黑洞对恒星的潮汐破坏c)磁化的恒星风d)日蚀毫秒脉冲星（PSR 1957 + 20）。

A research program in theoretical astrophysics and gravitational physics will be initiated. This research will be pursued using both analytic and numerical methods. In some cases, observations will be made to compare theoretical predictions with the behavior of real astronomical systems of interest. The topics to be investigated include: a) generation of gravitational radiation in stellar collapsed and collision b) tidal disruption of stars by massive black holes c) magnetized stellar winds d) the eclipsing millisecond pulsar (PSR 1957 + 20).