Frans Pretorius is a physicist who deals with computer simulation in astrophysics. He deals with numerical simulation in general relativity, especially gravitational collapse, collision, and fusion of black holes and cosmic singularities. In 2017 he was awarded the New Horizons in Physics Prize.
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Black holes, predicted by Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity more than a century ago, have long intrigued scientists and the public with their bizarre and fantastical properties. Although Einstein understood that black holes were mathematical ... SEE MORE