Thomas W. Baumgarte Explained

Thomas W. Baumgarte
Birth Place:Lucerne
Nationality:German
Fields:Numerical relativity
Workplaces:Bowdoin College
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Alma Mater:Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Known For:BSSN formalism
Children:Dublin Baumgarte-Topp
Spouse:Karen Topp

Thomas W. Baumgarte (born 1966) is a German physicist specializing in the numerical simulation of compact objects in general relativity.

Career

Baumgarte completed his BSc in 1992 at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and his PhD in 1995 also at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.[1] He worked as a postdoc at Cornell University and University of Illinois and is currently a professor of physics at Bowdoin College. He is the author of over 65 articles about general relativity and astrophysics (for example, black holes, neutron stars, and gravitational collapse). In 2010, along with Stuart L. Shapiro, he published a book on numerical relativity. In 2012, he received the Bessel Prize.[2]

Personal life

Baumgarte is married to Karen Topp, who is also a professor at Bowdoin College.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thomas W. Baumgarte : Curriculum Vitae. Bowdoin.edu. 6 July 2018.
  2. Web site: Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena // Kollisionen Schwarzer Löcher . 2018-06-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140322001752/http://www.uni-jena.de/Mitteilungen/PM121103_Baumgarte.html# . 2014-03-22 . dead .
  3. Web site: Karen A. Topp Bowdoin College. www.bowdoin.edu. 2019-08-13.