Joseph Cummings Professor
PhD, Cornell University, 1991
Alfred P. Sloan Fellow (1996-2000)
Scientific Editor, The Astrophysical Journal (2005 - )
Fellow, American Physical Society (2006 - )
Fred Rasio's research spans a wide range of topics in theoretical astrophysics, including: extrasolar planets and planet formation; the dynamics of dense stellar systems (globular clusters, galactic nuclei, young star clusters); hydrodynamic stellar interactions (stellar collisions and mergers, binary coalescence, common envelope evolution); and relativistic astrophysics (neutron stars and black holes, gravitational waves, relativistic star clusters, radio pulsars). His most recent work has focused on the dynamics of extrasolar planetary systems, gravitational wave sources for laser-interferometer detectors (LIGO, LISA), and the formation of massive black holes through stellar dynamical processes. Please see the web site of the Theoretical Astrophysics Group for more details and highlights of recent research results.
Selected Publications
- M. A. Gurkan, J. M. Fregeau, and F. A. Rasio
Massive Black Hole Binaries from Collisional Runaways
Astrophysical Journal Letters 640, L39 (2006) - E. B. Ford and F. A. Rasio
On the Relation Between Hot Jupiters and the Roche Limit
Astrophysical Journal Letters 638, L45 (2006) - E. B. Ford, V. Lystad, and F. A. Rasio
Planet-Planet Scattering in the Upsilon Andromedae System
Nature 434, 873 (2005) - J. A. Faber, P. Grandclement, and F. A. Rasio
Mergers of Irrotational Neutron Star Binaries in Conformally Flat Gravity
Physical Review D69, 124036 (2004) - N. Ivanova, K. Belczynski, V. Kalogera, F. A. Rasio, and R. E. Taam
The Role of Helium Stars in the Formation of Double Neutron Stars
Astrophysical Journal 592, 475 (2003) - J. A. Faber, P. Grandclement, F. A. Rasio, and K. Taniguchi
Measuring Neutron-Star Radii with Gravitational-Wave Detectors
Physical Review Letters 89, 231102 (2002) - Rasio On-Line Publications
