Dr. Thornburg's primary research interests span a variety of topics in dynamical and gravitational astrophysics, with a particular focus on the orbital decay and final coalescence of binary black hole systems. He worked for many years on various aspects of simulating comparable-mass binary black hole systems, using full nonlinear numerical solution of the Einstein equations.
Research Interests
- Dynamical and gravitational astrophysics; orbit decay and final coalescence of binary black hole systems
