Projects


A Numerical Study of Boson Star Binaries:
Movies and snapshots:
Formation of a Black-Hole:
Separation: 40; Tangential velocity: 0.05. orbitv05.mpg [~60MB]

Formation of a Black-Hole (sight angle: 45 degrees):
Separation: 40; Tangential velocity: 0.05. orbitv05.mpg [~60MB]

Formation of a Black-Hole (Hiding the grid structure):
Separation: 40; Tangential velocity: 0.05. orbitv05.mpg [~60MB]

Formation of Pulsating & Rotating Boson Star:
Separation: 40; Tangential velocity: 0.07. orbitv07.mpg [~65MB]

Formation of Pulsating & Rotating Boson Star (sight angle: 45 degrees):
Separation: 40; Tangential velocity: 0.07. orbitv07.mpg [~65MB]

Formation of Pulsating & Rotating Boson Star (Hiding the grid structure):
Separation: 40; Tangential velocity: 0.07. orbitv07.mpg [~65MB]

Long Lived Orbital Motion:
Separation: 40; Tangential velocity: 0.09. orbitv09.mpg [~116MB]

Long Lived Orbital Motion (sight angle: 45 degrees):
Separation: 40; Tangential velocity: 0.09. orbitv09.mpg [~116MB]

Long Lived Orbital Motion (Hiding the grid structure):
Separation: 40; Tangential velocity: 0.09. orbitv09.mpg [~116MB]


Schrodinger equation in 1d and in 2d
Initial data for Boson Stars (massive, complex scalar fields)
Results from the areal to isotropic coordinate transformation
Evolution for Boson Stars (massive, complex scalar fields)
Numerical Relativity Course Projects web page
Massive complex scalar field in 3d under conformally flat condition and maximal slicing
Boson star function


Change has a considerable psychological impact on the human mind.
To the fearful it is threatening because it means that things may get worse.
To the hopeful it is encouraging because things may get better.
To the confident it is inspiring because the challenge exists to make things better.

King Whitney Jr.