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Kenneth L. Smith
Instructor, Dept. of Physics
Ph.D. (Physics), Penn State University, 2004
B.S. (Physics), Bradley University, 2000
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Research Description
As part of the Numerical Relativity group at Penn State, we have the common
goal of using massively parallel computers (either clusters or supercomputers)
to solve Einstein's equations of general relativty for very complex
spacetimes (such as those involved in the collision of two black holes), and to
ultimately have a realistic, dynamic, and stable simulation of such events so
that we can predict what types of gravitational radiation might be emitted from
such sources.
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