Frans Pretorius

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.

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. See less