Skip to main content
Home
Department Of Physics text logo
  • Research
    • Our research
    • Our research groups
    • Our research in action
    • Research funding support
    • Summer internships for undergraduates
  • Study
    • Undergraduates
    • Postgraduates
  • Engage
    • For alumni
    • For business
    • For schools
    • For the public
Menu
Black Hole

Lensing of space time around a black hole. At Oxford we study black holes observationally and theoretically on all size and time scales - it is some of our core work.

Credit: ALAIN RIAZUELO, IAP/UPMC/CNRS. CLICK HERE TO VIEW MORE IMAGES.

Josu Aurrekoetxea

Beecroft Fellow and eJRF at The Queen's College

Research theme

  • Astronomy and astrophysics

Sub department

  • Astrophysics
josu.aurrekoetxea@physics.ox.ac.uk
Telephone: 01865 273362
Denys Wilkinson Building, room 555C
GRChombo
  • About
  • Research
  • Teaching
  • Publications

Numerical Relativity

My area of expertise is numerical relativity, which is the use of high-performance computing methods to solve Einstein's equations of general relativity to study cosmological and astrophysical phenomena in the most extreme regimes of gravity. In short, I use computers to simulate some of the most catastrophic events in the Universe, such as the collision of black holes!

New Physics in the Strong-Field Regime of Gravity

We are in a new era of gravitational physics in which both gravitational-wave measurements and cosmological observations can be used to test fundamental physics. Moreover, recent computational developments allow us to investigate (at present largely unexplored) regimes where the gravitational force is strong – a very promising area to search for new physics. While in Oxford, I will carry out a novel research program to explore how the gravitational waves that are produced in the most catastrophic events in the Universe can be used to answer some of the greatest outstanding questions in physics: How did the Universe begin? What is it made of?

Footer Menu

  • Contact us
  • Giving to the Dept of Physics
  • Work with us
  • Media

User account menu

  • Log in

Follow us

FIND US

Clarendon Laboratory,

Parks Road,

Oxford,

OX1 3PU

CONTACT US

Tel: +44(0)1865272200

University of Oxfrod logo Department Of Physics text logo
IOP Juno Champion logo Athena Swan Silver Award logo

© University of Oxford - Department of Physics

Cookies | Privacy policy | Accessibility statement

Built by: Versantus

  • Home
  • Research
  • Study
  • Engage
  • Our people
  • News & Comment
  • Events
  • Our facilities & services
  • About us
  • Current students
  • Staff intranet