 Branson Stephens
2007-2010 Postdoctoral Fellow
Numerical Relativity & Theoretical Astrophysics
609-258-4387
416 Jadwin Hall
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I am interested in astrophysical phenomena which are characterized by relativistic gravity and extreme states of matter. Progress in understanding systems such as binary black holes, binary neutron stars, collapsing neutron stars, and gamma ray bursts is often made
through numerical simulations. My recent activities have centered on developing codes for evolving Einstein's equations of general relativity coupled to the equations of magnetohydrodynamics. These codes have been used to study the evolution of magnetized
hypermassive neutron stars and magnetized core collapse.
Recent publications:
- Magnetorotational collapse of massive stellar cores to neutron stars:
Simulations in full general relativity
M. Shibata, Y. T. Liu, S. L.
Shapiro, and B. C. Stephens,
Phys. Rev. D 74, 104026 (2006) (astro-ph/0610840)
- Magnetized hypermassive neutron star collapse: a central engine for short
gamma-ray bursts
M. Shibata, M. D. Duez, Y. T. Liu, S. L. Shapiro,
and B. C. StephensPhys. Rev. Lett. 96, 031102 (2006) (astro-ph/0511142)
- Collapse of magnetized hypermassive neutron stars in general relativity
M. D. Duez, Y. T. Liu, S. L. Shapiro, M. Shibata, and B. C. Stephens. Phys. Rev. Lett. 96 031101 (2006) (astro-ph/0510653)
- Relativistic magnetohydrodynamics in dynamical spacetimes: Numerical methods and tests
M. D. Duez, Y. T. Liu, S. L. Shapiro, and B. C. Stephens,
Phys. Rev. D 72, 024028 (2005) (astro-ph/0503420)
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