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Research project

Gravitational waves-neutron stars

Research groups:

Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
Lead researcher:

Professor Nils Andersson
Research funder:

Science And Technology Facilities Council
Status:

Not active

Staff

Lead researcher

Professor Nils Andersson

Professor Nils Andersson

Professor of Applied Maths

Research interests

General relativistic astrosphysics
Black holes
Neutron stars

Connect with Nils

Email: N.A.Andersson@southampton.ac.uk

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics

We focus on mathematical modelling and mathematical physics, and investigate everything from neutron stars to superfluids.

Research outputs

First targeted search for gravitational-wave bursts from core-collapse supernovae in data of first-generation laser interferometer detectors

B.P. Abbott, R. Abbott, T.D. Abbott, D.I. Jones & G. Ashton, 2016, Physical Review D, 94(10), 1-25

DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.94.102001

Type: article

Second-order perturbation theory: the problem of infinite mode coupling

Jeremy Miller, Barry Wardell & Adam Pound, 2016, Physical Review D, 94(104018), 1-18

DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.94.104018

Type: article

Ejector and propeller spin-down: How might a superluminous supernova millisecond magnetar become the 6.67 h pulsar in RCW 103

Wynn C.G. Ho & Nils Andersson, 2016, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, 464(1), L65-L69

DOI: 10.1093/mnrasl/slw186

Type: article

Critical gravitational collapse with angular momentum

Carsten Gundlach & Thomas W. Baumgarte, 2016, Physical Review D, 94(84012), 1-9

DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.94.084012

Type: article

Directly comparing GW150914 with numerical solutions of Einstein’s equations for binary black hole coalescence

B.P. Abbott, R. Abbott, T.D. Abbott, D.I. Jones & G. Ashton, 2016, Physical Review D, 94(6), 1-30

DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.94.064035

Type: article