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Numerical simulation of Structure formation with cold dark matter (left) and two-component
flavor-mixed dark matter (right). Simulations were carried out using the Arepo code
at the Advanced Computing Facilities, University of Kansas.
About (back to top)
The Center for Relativity and Cosmology at Troy University seeks to answer fundamental
questions about the universe ranging from the nature of the relativistic jets emanating
from supermassive black holes at the center of galaxies to the nature of Dark Matter.
The faculty in the center also explores how quantum matter interacts with gravity,
impacting gravitational collapse and astrophysical objects. We have several ongoing
projects in astrophysics, cosmology, relativity, quantum field theory, differential
geometry and geometric analysis, and have active collaborations with general relativists,
cosmologists, and mathematical physicists.
Current Projects (back to top)
Force-Free Electrodynamics
General Relativistic Magnetohydrodynamics
Large Scale Structure Formation in Flavour-mixed Inelastic Dark Matter
Algebraic Classification of Exact Solutions to the Einstein Field Equations
Quantum Field Theory in Non-smooth Spacetimes
Rakshak Adhikari
Research Interest: General Relativity, Cosmology
URL: https://spectrum.troy.edu/radhikari/
Bruno Arderucio Costa
Research Interest: General Relativity, Quantum Fields in Curved Spacetime, Blackhole
Thermodynamics
URL: https://barderucio.wordpress.com/
Govind Menon
Director, Center for Relativity and Cosmology
Research Interest: General Relativity, Force-Free Electrodynamics, Mathematical Relativity
URL: http://spectrum.troy.edu/gmenon/
Yafet Erasmo Sanchez
Research Interest: General Relativity, Quantum Field Theory in Curved Spacetimes,
Geometric Analysis
Recent Publications (back to top)
- N. A. Alves, A.G.S, Landulfo, and B. Costa, Positive Mass in General Relativity Without Energy Conditions, submitted (2024)
- 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)
- S. O'Neil, M. Vogelsberger, S. Heeba, K. Schutz, J. Rose, P. Torrey, J. Borrow, R. Low, R. Adhikari, M. Medvedev, T. Slatyer, J. Zavala, Endothermic self-interacting dark matter in Milky Way-like dark matter haloes, MNRAS (2023)
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and presentations of published work, hosting community events to promote interest
in astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology, and to support visiting students, speakers
and scholars.