Gravity Theory Group Research Interests

GRAVITY THEORY GROUP Research Interests

Classical Gravity

People: D. Brill, T. Jacobson

Numerical General Relativity

Properties and use of hyperboloidal slicings of spacetime for time evolution
Using artificial DeSitter horizons to approximate Scri+ as an outer boundary in
numerical evolutions
Lapse and shift conditions adapted to hyperboloidal slicings
Use of fixed conformal factors to regulate metric evolution near Scri+

People: C. Misner, (recent students: D. Fiske, C. Schiff)

Quantum Gravity

Particle Creation and Backreaction

Black Hole Thermodynamics

Quantum Fields and Metric Fluctuations

From Stochastic to Quantum Gravity

People: D. Brill, B. Hu, T. Jacobson, A. Roura, C. Galley.

Early Universe Quantum Processes

Structure Formation from Quantum Fluctuations

Dissipative Processes and Entropy Generation

Phase Transition in Inflationary Cosmology

Preheating

Varying speed of light cosmologies

People: B. Hu, A. Roura

Quantum Field Theory

People: B. Hu, S. Resta, A. Roura

Condensed Matter Analogs

People: T. Jacobson

Home People Ph.D. Program Seminars Journal Club Available Positions Related Links

Back to the UM Physics Department Home Page

Back to the University of Maryland Home Page

Last updated: 14 February 2005