Ben Moore (astrophysicist) explained

Ben Moore
Fields:Cosmology, gravity, astroparticle physics, planet formation, complex systems, supercomputing
Awards:Winner of the first Leverhulme Prizes in 2001[1]
Thesis Title:Groups, clusters and superclusters of galaxies
Thesis Url:http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/6091/1/6091_3442.PDF?UkUDh:CyT
Thesis Year:1991
Doctoral Advisor:Carlos Frenk

Ben Moore is an English professor of astrophysics, author, musician, and director of the Center for Theoretical Astrophysics and Cosmology at the University of Zürich. His research is focussed on cosmology, gravity, astroparticle physics, and planet formation.[2] He has authored in excess of 200 scientific papers on the origin of planets and galaxies, as well as dark matter and dark energy.[3] In his research, he simulates the universe using custom-built supercomputers.[4]

Biography

Moore gained his PhD from Durham University in 1991, and then spent several years as a research associate at the University of California, Berkeley and at the University of Washington, Seattle.[5]

Research

Moore and collaborators identified the cuspy halo problem and dwarf galaxy problem that persist in the cold dark matter paradigm. He also formulated a new mechanism for the origin of dwarf galaxies in clusters named galaxy harassment. Using numerical simulations he determined that Earth-Moon planetary systems are not rare.[6] Moore and collaborators predicted that the first structures to form in the Universe were Earth-sized dark matter haloes which collapsed just 20 million years after the Big Bang.[7]

Books

He has written popular science books for adults and children, including:

Music

Under his artist name ‘Professor Moore’, he creates electro-rock music. He plays the guitar with the electro-rock band Milk67 and featured together with them in a float at the 2010 Zurich Street Parade. In 2014 he released a solo album called "Escape Velocity".[9]

Selected publications

Notes and References

  1. https://physicstoday.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/1.1445561 Physics Today, Volume 54, Issue 12 10
  2. Web site: The site of the Center for Theoretical Astrophysics and Cosmology at the University of Zurich . 2018-03-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180314104537/http://www.ctac.uzh.ch/research/groups/moore.html . 2018-03-14 . dead .
  3. Web site: Ben Moore . Google Scholar . March 13, 2018 .
  4. Web site: Ben Moore . PINC .
  5. Web site: Ben Moore . Locarno Festival . March 13, 2018 .
  6. Web site: How common are earth-moon planetary systems? . phys.org . March 14, 2018 .
  7. Web site: Mini-halos began cosmic structure . www.astronomy.com . March 26, 2018 .
  8. Web site: Creating the soundtrack for the universe . SwissInfo . 14 April 2015 . March 13, 2018 .
  9. Web site: The universe at midnight . SwissInfo . 21 March 2015 . Podcast .

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