Analogue Models Background Because experiments in Classical General Relativity are so difficult, many researchers are now becoming interested in the possibil...

Black Holes Background The term black hole encapsulates two different concepts: 1 a black hole in mathematics is an exact solution to the Einstein equations; ...

Céline Cattoën Ph.D student School of Mathematics, Statistics and Operations Research Victoria University PO Box 600 Wellington New Zealand E mail: Celine.Cat...

Céline Cattoën's biography Background 2006 present Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand) Ph.D in mathematics 2004 2005 * Victoria University of Wellin...

Classical General relativity While classical general relativity, and in particular the topic of exact solutions of the Einstein field equations, is by now an old ...

Postal Address School of Mathematics, Statistics and Operations Research Victoria University P. O. Box 600 Wellington New Zealand Courier Address School of Mathe...

Cosmology Background Cosmological applications of Classical General Relativity were initiated by Einstein himself (in Germany), by de Sitter (in the Netherla...

Dr. Silke Weinfurtner Silke completed her Ph.D in mathematics in our group in July 2007. She currently has a postdoctoral position in the department of Physics an...

Gabriel Abreu Ph.D student School of Mathematics, Statistics and Operations Research Victoria University PO Box 600 Wellington New Zealand E mail: Gabriel.Abr...

Welcome Welcome to the Gravity Group at Victoria University of Wellington. Our group is located in the School of Mathematics, Statistics and Operations Research. ...

Jozef Skakala Ph.D student School of Mathematics, Statistics and Operations Research Victoria University PO Box 600 Wellington New Zealand E mail: Jozef.Skaka...

Petarpa Boonserm Ph.D student School of Mathematics, Statistics and Operations Research Victoria University PO Box 600 Wellington New Zealand E mail: Petarpa....

Previous Projects in Applied Mathematics The following gives a description of various projects in applied mathematics I have been involved in during several inte...

Professor Matt Visser Professor in Mathematics School of Mathematics, Statistics and Operations Research Victoria University PO Box 600 Wellington New Zealand...

Quantum Gravity Background Though the need for a quantum theory that includes gravity is clear, the route to such a theory is far from clear. Major contenders ar...

Upcoming Seminars Upcoming seminars in the School of Mathematics, Statistics and Operations Research at Victoria University can be found here. Upcoming Events / ...

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Wormholes Background The concept of the gedanken experiment is one of the most fruitful in theoretical physics. In situations where actual physical experiments a...