Niko Kopparapu

About

I am a senior at MIT majoring in math and physics. I am interested in black holes, gravitational waves, and geometric aspects of general relativity. In my free time, I love lifting, DJing, and watching UFC :)
My resume can be found here.

Research

Formation of Extremal Black Holes in Einstein–Maxwell Charged Scalar Field System:
Mentored by Professor Christoph Kehle. I am studying the formation of extremal (zero surface temperature) black holes in the spherically symmetric Einstein–Maxwell charged scalar field system. The project aims to extend recent work on collapse to extremal Reissner–Nordström black holes by removing the coupling constant–mass requirement $|\mathfrak{e}M| \gg 1$ and proving that extremal formation can occur even for $|\mathfrak{e}M| \ll 1$.

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Relevant Coursework

Physics: General Relativity, Astrophysics II, Quantum I-III
Math: Functional Analysis, Real Analysis, Differential Geometry

Contact

Email: roshniko@mit.edu
GitHub: nikokopp