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Modelling/simulating matter flows in general relativity

Lead Research Organisation: University of Southampton
Department Name: School of Mathematics

Abstract

The project will investigate issues relating to matter flows onto neutron stars and possible related gravitational-wave emission. We will consider a range of astrophysical contexts, including interacting binaries, disk accretion and merger remnants.

Publications

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Gittins F (2021) Modelling neutron star mountains in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Gittins F (2020) Tidal deformations of neutron stars with elastic crusts in Physical Review D

Studentship Projects

Project Reference Relationship Related To Start End Student Name
ST/R505079/1 30/09/2017 29/09/2021
1949413 Studentship ST/R505079/1 30/09/2017 26/09/2021 Fabian Gittins