Research & Publications

My research is primarily computational and theoretical in nature. Which is not to say I do not enjoy observing (I do) and I certainly work with observers! I tend to abide by Einstein's motto -- "Imagination is more important than knowledge." Knowledge is of course vital, but in this day where knowledge is at one's fingertips, it is important to know how to apply that knowledge, and to think of new and challenging questions.

Recent Publications

Supernovae and Compact Object Mergers in Galactic Nuclei

https://arxiv.org/abs/1907.08008v1


Active Galactic Nuclei: Boon or Bane for Biota?

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/ab1b2f


The Computational Cosmic Brain

http://www.isaacpub.org/images/PaperPDF/AdAp_100130_2019062017195229577.pdf


A dynamical origin for planets in triple star systems

https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/483/1/648/5211083


Dating Tidal Disruption of Globular Clusters with Gaia Data on Their Stellar Streams

http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018ApJ...859L..13B


Gravitational Waves and Intermediate Massive Black Hole Retention in Globular Clusters

http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018ApJ...856...92F


Selected Publications (older)

Galactic Panspermia

http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018ApJ...868L..12G


Transit probabilities around hypervelocity and runaway stars

http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017MNRAS.466.1805F


Detecting stars at the galactic centre via synchrotron emission

http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016MNRAS.455L..21G


Hypervelocity planets and transits around hypervelocity stars

http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012MNRAS.423..948G


Hypervelocity collisions of binary stars at the Galactic Centre

http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2007MNRAS.376..492G


The fate of former companions to hypervelocity stars originating at the Galactic Centre

http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2006MNRAS.368..221G


N-body simulations are fun! For anyone interested in dynamics and computation, here is a good place to start: