About Me

I am a mathematical physicist interested in a wide variety of problems and areas. Currently I’m working in the numerical relativity group in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics in the University of Otago as a post-doctorial fellow.

I spend my days researching various aspects of mathematical physics. This mostly involves a great deal of reading and coding.

I have research experience in Category Theory and General Relativity covering Differential Geometry and Topology, General Topology, Analysis and Homological Algebra. In addition to academia I have 2 years experience as a management consultant for Deloitte New Zealand specialising in the SAP HR modules and activities related to the design and construction of large HR systems.

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Current activities

I am currently employed as a numerical relativist at the Department of Mathematics and Statistics in the University of Otago. Previously I was enrolled as a PhD candidate in the Department of Quantum Science at the Australian National University. I usually have several projects on the go at once. My main focus is on: Numerical …

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Publications

Published Beyer, F., Doulis, G. Frauendiener, J. and Whale B. (2012, December). Numerical space-times near space-like and null infinity. The spin-2 system on Minkowski space. Classical and Quantum Gravity 29 (2012) 245013. DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/29/24/245013 Whale, B. E. and S. M. Scott (2011, May). A correspondence between distances and embeddings for manifolds: New techniques for applications …

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Research interests

Boundary constructions I am interested in the application of boundaries in mathematical physics. Boundaries in mathematics have typically been used to force certain nice theorems to hold. For this reason there has been much focus on compactifications and various types of completions, usually with respect to some form of expression of topological information (such as …

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Resume

Resume The file above is suitable for general distribution. As such it is very brief. A more detailed version is available on request.

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