A physicist who uses numerical relativity to study strong gravitational fields, especially curvature singularities and gravitational collapse. His simulations test how the Einstein field equations behave close to a singularity, including whether the behavior found in symmetric models survives when symmetry restrictions are removed.[ref]
Professional profile of David Garfinkle (oakland.edu). Research Interests: numerical relativity and simulations approaching singularities without imposed symmetry
With José M. Martín Senovilla, he reviewed how the Penrose singularity theorem connects gravitational collapse with geodesic incompleteness.[ref]
The 1965 Penrose singularity theorem by José M. Martín Senovilla and David Garfinkle. §1 and §4.1: collapse, trapped surfaces and incompleteness
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