Thibault Damour
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Thibault Damour is a French physicist.
He is a professor of theoretical physics at the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques
(IHES) since 1989.
An expert in general relativity, he has long taught this theory at the École Normale Supérieure
(Ulm). He contributed greatly to the understanding of gravitational waves from compact binary systems, and with Alessandra Buonanno
, he invented the "effective one-body" approach to solving the orbital trajectories of binary black holes. He is also a specialist in the string theory
.
He is a professor of theoretical physics at the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques
Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques
The Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques is a French institute supporting advanced research in mathematics and theoretical physics...
(IHES) since 1989.
An expert in general relativity, he has long taught this theory at the École Normale Supérieure
École Normale Supérieure
The École normale supérieure is one of the most prestigious French grandes écoles...
(Ulm). He contributed greatly to the understanding of gravitational waves from compact binary systems, and with Alessandra Buonanno
Alessandra Buonanno
Alessandra Buonanno is an Italian physicist and associate professor of physics at the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland. She is an expert in the theory and detection of gravitational waves....
, he invented the "effective one-body" approach to solving the orbital trajectories of binary black holes. He is also a specialist in the string theory
String theory
String theory is an active research framework in particle physics that attempts to reconcile quantum mechanics and general relativity. It is a contender for a theory of everything , a manner of describing the known fundamental forces and matter in a mathematically complete system...
.
External links
- Damour's homepage at IHES