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● WERNER Marcus Christian Assistant Professor
Research Interests: Astrophysics
Research Topic: Modified general relativity and gravitational lensing tests
Short Introduction
Having been fascinated by the universe since childhood, Marcus became interested in the theory of gravity at Cambridge University. While Einstein's general relativity is a highly successful theory, gravity remains, arguably, the least understood of the fundamental forces. Thus, it is desirable to study possible modifications of general relativity. At Kyoto University, Marcus will investigate a new approach to construct modified gravity theories which necessarily respect causality. Developing astrophysical tests for these theories will then be the next challenge in this project. It is expected that such tests will use gravitational lensing, that is, the influence of gravity on light. Marcus has previously worked on mathematical as well as on observational aspects of this field, and hopes that this research will ultimately shed some new light on the fundamental structure of our universe. In addition to these scientific pursuits, he is also interested in history and philosophy.
Latest News
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Dec. 21, 2017
Marcus Werner co-organizes an MRC Summer Conference for the American Mathematical Society in Rhode Island, USA, June 3-9, 2018, on gravity theory and gravitational lensing. The program is NSF-funded and is accepting applications until February 15th.
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Feb. 29, 2016
Marcus C. Werner published "The geometry of gravitational lensing magnification." in Journal of Geometry and Physics.
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Oct. 22, 2015
Marcus Werner gave a talk on "Gravity and light: a centennial perspective" at 100 Years of General Relativity (October 16 2015, Duke University, Durham NC, US).
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Jul. 21, 2015
Marcus C. Werner gave a talk on "A geometrical approach to gravitational lensing magnification" at the 14th Marcel Grossmann Meeting at Sapienza University of Rome, Italy on 13th July.
