
Relativistic astrophysics - in the strict sense of the words - deals with stars and other cosmic objects that can only be described by means of Einstein's theory of general relativity. Such objects are neutron stars and black holes.

Our goal is to achieve a better understanding of the basic properties of neutron stars and black holes using analytical and numerical solutions to Einstein's field equations. From a mathematical point of view, we are dealing with methods for rigorously solving initial and boundary value problems of the Einstein-Maxwell equations.
Book: Relativistic Figures of Equilibrium
Image: Cambridge University Press
A particular emphasis of our research is on the modelling of equilibrium configurations of rotating fluid bodies and their quasi-stationary transition to rotating black holes, see "Relativistic Figures of Equilibrium"External link.
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Reinhard Meinel
Reinhard Meinel
Image: Reinhard MeinelShort CV
- 1981: Diplom in Physik, FSU Jena
- 1984: Promotion, FSU Jena
- 1984 - 1986: ZFTM + ZfK, Dresden
- 1986 - 1991: ZIAP, Potsdam
- since 1991: FSU Jena
- since 1999: apl. Professor
Publications
- Current list of publications: INSPIRE HEPExternal link
- Book: Spezielle und allgemeine Relativitätstheorie für BachelorstudentenExternal link
- Book: Relativistic Figures of EquilibriumExternal link
Research topics
- Gravitational theory
- Relativistic Astrophysics
- Nonlinear Physics
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Marcus Ansorg
M. Ansorg
Image: M. AnsorgShort CV
- 1998: Promotion FSU Jena
- 2000 - 2003: Member of the research group
- 2003: Habilitation FSU Jena
- 2010 - 2016: Professor for Theoretical Physics/Gravitational theory FSU Jena
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Martin Breithaupt
Short CV
- 2010 - 2016: Member of the research group
- 2011: Diplom in Physik, FSU Jena
- 2016: Promotion, FSU Jena "Untersuchungen von rotierenden und geladenen Staubscheiben mit hochgenauen Näherungslösungen und der Grenzübergang zu Schwarzen Löchern"External link
- since 2018: Teacher at Ratsgymnasium Erfurt
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Hendrick Labranche
Short CV
- 2004 - 2010: Member of the research group
- 2010: Dissertation (Dr. rer. nat.) "Parametric Transition of Stationary and Axisymmetric Bodies to Black Holes"External link
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Christian Liutik (Teichmüller)
Short CV
- 2007: Diplom in Physik, FSU Jena
- 2011: Promotion, FSU Jena
- since 2012: Patentinformationszentrum und Schutzrechtsservice, FSU Jena
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Stefan Palenta
Stefan Palenta
Image: Stefan PalentaShort CV
- 2010: BSc., FSU Jena
- 2012: MSc., FSU Jena "Post-Newtonsche Entwicklung einer starr rotierenden Staubscheibe mit konstanter spezifischer Ladung"
- 2017: Promotion, FSU Jena "Nonlinear Interactions of Gravitational Waves" External link
- since 2018: Postdoc at the Uni Wien
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David Petroff
Short CV
- 1997: BSc Honours Physics, BA Honours English Literature, University of Waterloo, Kanada
- 2000: Diplom Physik, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
- 2003: Promotion, FSU Jena
- 2009: Habilitation, FSU Jena
- since 2010: Medical Statistics, Leipzig University
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Yu-Chun Pynn (Liu)
Short CV
- 2012 - 2019: Member of the research group
- 2019: Promotion, FSU Jena "Numerical solution to the Einstein-Maxwell equations of a rotating disc of charged dust"External link
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David Rumler
D. Rumler
Image: D. RumlerShort CV
- 2016 - 2018: MSc in Physics at LMU Munich
- 2019 - now: PhD in Physics at TPI Jena, member of the research group
- 2024 Promotion, FSU Jena "Geometry and physics of charged rotating discs of dust in Einstein-Maxwell theoryExternal link"
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Andreas Schoepe
Short CV
- 2015: M. Sc. "Kugelsymmetrischer Gravitationskollaps in der Einstein-Maxwell-Theorie"
- 2018: Dissertation (Dr. rer. nat.) "On the hyperbolicity of evolution equations for relativistic fluids"External link
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Stefan Wicklein (Horatschek)
Short CV
- 2002 - 2010: Member of the research group
- 2010: Dissertation (Dr. rer. nat.) "Rotierende Flüssigkeitsringe in Newtonscher und Einsteinscher Gravitationstheorie"External link