Project Grant 2201031
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program to The Trustees of Princeton University in the amount of $604,189.00. The award, effective from Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2027, supports research aimed at addressing fundamental questions in the physics of gravitational collapse, including the formation and stability of extreme black holes and the structure of associated spacetime singularities. The...
- Columbia University was awarded a three-year $223,924 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Mathematical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049). The grant funds research to develop robust physical-space estimation approaches for studying the stability of black hole solutions through the definition of a combined energy-momentum tensor for coupled wave equations. Investigators will extend current methods to rapidly...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Princeton University received a $360,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Mathematical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), effective August 15, 2025 through July 31, 2027. The award funds fundamental mathematical research addressing critical problems in general relativity, gas dynamics, and electrodynamics. Primary research deliverables include investigations into the stability of...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $232,374 Project Grant to Rutgers, The State University, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). This three-year grant, awarded on July 15, 2023 and running through June 30, 2026, supports a research program focused on the mathematical analysis of the Einstein equations within the interior of black holes. The ultimate objective is to provide a rigorous proof of the Strong Cosmic Censorship Conjecture within the context...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Mathematical Sciences awarded a $440,500 Project Grant to Stanford University to conduct research on various aspects of the Einstein equations, which govern the dynamics of spacetime geometry in general relativity. The research aims to study the solution regimes where gravity is very strong, including the presence of spacetime singularities and the interaction between matter fields and gravity. Specific research questions include the nature of...
- This Project Grant award, valued at $219,328.00, was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will fund research to utilize powerful geometric concepts, known as classical surface theories, to deepen the understanding of gravity, black holes, and the fabric of spacetime. Key objectives include evaluating the quasi-local mass of binary black holes, defining angular momentum in general...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $180,000 project grant to the University of Arizona under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049) to support theoretical research on strongly gravitating systems such as black holes and neutron stars. The funding period is from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2025. Specifically, the university will conduct research into novel gravitational phenomena that push the known laws of physics to their limits, with the goal of...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), provides $599,998 to Cornell University to conduct research in black hole physics and relativistic astrophysics. The research aims to numerically solve Einstein's equations through supercomputer simulations, which will improve our understanding of general relativity in the strong field regime of black holes and support ongoing...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Princeton University received a $320,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), awarded August 15, 2025, with completion targeted for July 31, 2027. The grant supports fundamental research on dynamical, strong-field gravity with focus on understanding Einstein's theory of general relativity in extreme environments. Research activities encompass numerical...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports fundamental research in the field of general relativity and mathematical relativity. The purpose of the project is to study several problems in general relativity using differential geometry and mathematical analysis techniques. Key objectives include investigating the Weak Cosmic Censorship Conjecture, developing new proof methods for the Positive Mass Theorem,...
This three-year, $472,067 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) will support research at Princeton University on advancing the mathematical theory of black holes. The principal investigator will focus on analyzing problems related to the stability, rigidity, and gravitational collapse of the Kerr family of exact solutions to Einstein's field equations, which describe rotating black holes and underpin theoretical work in astrophysics. Resolving issues around the stability of the Kerr solution could determine whether black holes can truly exist or are merely mathematical constructs. The research also aims to develop new geometric techniques applicable to partial differential equations in mathematical physics. The grant provides opportunities for graduate student research training. Outcomes from addressing these foundational problems in black hole theory could both advance mathematics and the physical sciences by improving understanding of astrophysical phenomena like black holes.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $472.1k | 4/4/22 |