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The Center for Relativity and Cosmology at Troy University seeks to answer fundamental questions about the universe in mathematical relativity, relativistic astrophysics and the interface between gravity and the quantum theory.

Group Members (back to top)

Rakshak Adhikari
Research Interests: Force-Free Electrodynamics, General Relativistic Magnetohydrodynamics, Dark Matter Cosmology 
URL: https://spectrum.troy.edu/radhikari/

Bruno Arderucio Costa
Research Interests: Quantum Fields in Curved Spacetimes, Black Hole Thermodynamics
URL: https://barderucio.wordpress.com/

Govind Menon
Director, Center for Relativity and Cosmology
Research Interests: Force-Free Electrodynamics, Mathematical Relativity
URL: http://spectrum.troy.edu/gmenon/

Yafet Erasmo Sanchez
Research Interests: Quantum Field Theory in Curved Spacetimes, Geometric Analysis, Non-smooth Spacetimes

Recent Publications (back to top)

• B. Costa, Is Page-time Paradox Paradoxical, International Journal of Modern Physics D (2025)
• N. A. Alves, A.G.S, Landulfo, and B. Costa, Positive Mass in General Relativity Without Energy Conditions, Phys. Rev. D (2025)
• Y. E. Sanchez, E. Schrohe, The Sobolev Wavefront Set of the Causal Propagator in Finite Regularity, Annales Henri Poincaré (2024) 
• R. Adhikari, G. Menon, M. Medvedev, Force-free electromagnetic configurations in FLRW geometry, Phys. Rev. D (2024)
• Y. Sanchez, E. Schrohe, Adiabatic Ground States in Non-smooth Spacetimes, Annales Henri Poincaré (2024)
• B. Costa, Y. Bonder, Signature of Einstein-Cartan theory, Phys. Lett. B (2024)
• R. Adhikari, G. Menon, M. Medvedev, Non-Null and Force-Free Electromagnetic Configurations in Kerr Geometry, Phys. Rev. D (2023)

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If you wish to support us, please click here. Funds will be used primarily for travel associated with research collaborations and presentations of published work, hosting community events to promote interest in astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology, and to support visiting students, speakers and scholars.