Relativistic Astrophysics

宇宙中最深奥的两种天体是中子星和黑洞。首席研究员(PI)建议继续研究这些天体的基本物理及其对外部物质的影响，再研究三年。在这一授权期内，人们的注意力将集中在这些天体中流体的状态方程、黑洞和引力坍缩的量子场效应，以及核心有中子星的红色超巨星的结构上。这项建议的一个重要方面是国际和平研究所对这一领域的研究生和博士后研究员进行培训。PI以其教学能力而广为人知，这为20多年来提供了一批精通理论天体物理、粒子物理和广义相对论的科学家。

Two of the most esoteric kinds of astrophysical objects in the Universe are the neutron star and the black hole. The Principal Investigator (PI) proposes to continue his studies for another three years of the fundamental physics of these objects and their influence on matter just outside them. During this grant period attention will be focussed on quantum field effects on the equations of state of fluids in these objects, black holes and gravitational collapse, and the structure of red supergiants having neutron stars in their cores. An important aspect of this proposal is the PI's training of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in this area. The PI is widely known for his instructional abilities which have provided a pool of scientists conversant in theoretical astrophysics, particle physics, and General Relativity for over twenty years.