Observational Astrophysics

这项研究计划的重点是中子星， 特别的。 这些大质量恒星坍缩的残骸体现了 极端重力，电磁力和密度， 但现代望远镜却能清晰地观测到， 有趣而又高度受限的实验。 这项研究有两个总体目标。 首先，我希望了解这些独特的对象 从天体物理学的角度--它们的诞生事件，它们的进化，它们的动力学， 它们的种群特性， 以及它们对天文学其他领域的影响， 进化论到宇宙学 第二，我想利用他们惊人的 物理性质 加上它们惊人的精确的时钟般的旋转 稳定性，以真正独特的方式限制基础物理学。

This research proposal focuses on neutron stars, and pulsars in particular. These collapsed remnants of massive stars embody physics of extreme gravity, electromagnetism and density, yet are eminently observable by modern telescopes, enabling a vast array of interesting and highly constraining experiments. This research has two overarching goals. First, I hope to understand these unique objects astrophysically -- their birth events, their evolution, their dynamics, their populations properties, and their implications for other areas of astronomy, ranging from binary evolution to cosmology. Second, I wish to exploit their astonishing physical properties together with their amazingly precise clock-like rotational stability, to constrain fundamental physics in truly unique ways.