Research
General Relativity, Black Holes, Numerical Relativity, Gravitational Waves, Gravitational Aspects of String Theory, Holography
Interests
My research is focused on general relativity broadly understood, with applications ranging
from astrophysics, such as computing theoretical gravitational waveforms relevant for gravitational
wave observations, to understanding the fundamental nature of gravity per se. In this context, I study black holes and their properties in higher dimensions and/or asymptotically anti-de Sitter spacetimes in applications relevant for string theory and holography. In my research I use a combination of mathematical techniques and numerical relativity to solve for the dynamics of black holes in general relativity and alternative theories of gravity.
Publications of specific relevance to the Centre for Geometry, Analysis and Gravitation
Publications of specific relevance to the Centre for Geometry, Analysis and Gravitation
2024
Field redefinitions and evolutions in relativistic Navier-StokesBea Y and
Figueras P Journal of High Energy Physics,
Springer Nature vol. 2024 (11)
19-11-2024GRFolres: A code for modified gravity simulations in strong gravitySaló LA, Brady SE,
Clough K, Doneva D, Evstafyeva T,
Figueras P, França T, Rossi L and Yao S
The Journal of Open Source Software,
The Open Journal vol. 9 (98)
01-06-2024 Emotional Experiences and Psychological Well-Being in 51 Countries During the COVID-19 PandemicSun R, Balabanova A, Bajada CJ, Liu Y, Kriuchok M, Voolma S-R, Đurić M, Mayer C-H, Constantinou M, Chichua M, Li C, Foster-Estwick A, Borg K, Hill C, Kaushal R, Diwan K, Vitale V, Engels T, Aminudin R, Ursu I,
et al. Emotion,
American Psychological Association (Apa) vol. 24 (2), 397-411.
01-03-2024 2023
Solving the initial conditions problem for modified gravity theoriesBrady SE, Saló LA,
Clough K,
Figueras P and Annamalai PS
Physical Review D,
American Physical Society (Aps) vol. 108 (10)
13-11-2023 Puncture gauge formulation for Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet gravity and four-derivative scalar-tensor theories in d+1 spacetime dimensionsAresté Saló L,
Clough K and
Figueras P Physical Review D,
American Physical Society vol. 108 (8)
15-10-2023 Testing the limits of scalar-Gauss-Bonnet gravity through nonlinear evolutions of spin-induced scalarizationDoneva DD, Saló LA,
Clough K,
Figueras P and Yazadjiev SS
Physical Review D,
American Physical Society vol. 108 (8)
15-10-2023 Self-Consistent Modeling of Gravitational Theories beyond General RelativityCayuso R,
Figueras P, França T and Lehner L
Physical Review Letters,
American Physical Society vol. 131 (11)
15-09-2023 Endpoint of the Gregory-Laflamme instability of black strings revisitedFigueras P, França T, Gu C and Andrade T
Physical Review D,
American Physical Society (Aps) vol. 107 (4)
13-02-2023 2022
Well-Posedness of the Four-Derivative Scalar-Tensor Theory of Gravity in Singularity Avoiding CoordinatesSaló LA,
Clough K and
Figueras P Physical Review Letters,
American Physical Society vol. 129 (26)
23-12-2022 Evolutions in first-order viscous hydrodynamicsBantilan H, Bea Y and
Figueras P Journal of High Energy Physics,
Springer vol. 2022 (8)
30-08-2022 Lessons for adaptive mesh refinement in numerical relativityRadia M, Sperhake U, Drew A,
Clough K,
Figueras P, Lim EA, Ripley JL, Aurrekoetxea JC, França T and Helfer T
Classical and Quantum Gravity,
Iop Publishing vol. 39 (13)
06-06-2022 Black hole binaries in cubic Horndeski theoriesFigueras P and França T
Physical Review D,
American Physical Society vol. 105 (12)
02-06-2022 Rotating black holes in Einstein-aether theoryAdam A,
Figueras P, Jacobson T and Wiseman T
Classical and Quantum Gravity,
Iop Publishing vol. 39 (12)
06-05-2022 Evidence for violations of Weak Cosmic Censorship in black hole collisions in higher dimensionsAndrade T,
Figueras P and Sperhake U
Journal of High Energy Physics,
Springer Nature vol. 2022 (3)
01-03-2022 2021
GRChombo: An adaptable numerical relativity code for fundamental physicsAndrade T, Salo L, Aurrekoetxea J, Bamber J,
Clough K, Croft R, de Jong E, Drew A, Duran A, Ferreira P,
Figueras P, Finkel H, Frana T, Ge B-X, Gu C, Helfer T, Jäykkä J, Joana C, Kunesch M, Kornet K,
et al. The Journal of Open Source Software vol. 6 (68), 3703-3703.
10-12-2021 Critical lumpy black holes in AdSp×SqCardona B and
Figueras P Journal of High Energy Physics,
Springer Nature vol. 2021 (5)
01-05-2021 Cauchy evolution of asymptotically global AdS spacetimes with no symmetriesBantilan H,
Figueras P and Rossi L
Physical Review D vol. 103 (8), 086006-086006.
09-04-2021 2020
Gravitational collapse in cubic Horndeski theoriesFigueras P and França T
Classical and Quantum Gravity,
Iop Publishing vol. 37 (22)
20-10-2020 Prospects for fundamental physics with LISABarausse E, Berti E, Hertog T, Hughes SA, Jetzer P, Pani P, Sotiriou TP, Tamanini N, Witek H, Yagi K, Yunes N, Abdelsalhin T, Achucarro A, van Aelst K, Afshordi N, Akcay S, Annulli L, Arun KG, Ayuso I, Baibhav V,
et al. General Relativity and Gravitation,
Springer (Part of Springer Nature) vol. 52 (8)
31-08-2020 Real-Time Dynamics of Plasma Balls from HolographyBantilan H,
Figueras P and Mateos D
Physical Review Letters,
American Physical Society vol. 124 (19)
12-05-2020 2015
GRChombo: Numerical relativity with adaptive mesh refinementClough K,
Figueras P, Finkel H, Kunesch M, Lim EA and Tunyasuvunakool S
Classical and Quantum Gravity,
Iop Publishing vol. 32 (24)
04-12-2015
