Prof. Dr. Jose Antonio Pons

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsAstrophysics,Fluid Mechanics
Keywordsrelativistic astrophysics, nuclear astrophysics, magnetars, magneto-hydrodynamics, Neutron stars

Current contact address

CountrySpain
CityAlicante
InstitutionUniversidad de Alicante
InstituteDepartmento de Fisica Aplicada

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Luciano RezzollaInstitut für Theoretische Physik, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main
Start of initial sponsorship01/02/2021

Programme(s)

2020Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Pons has distinguished himself as a world leader in the physics and astrophysics of neutron stars. In particular, he has provided long-lasting contributions to the understanding of the long-term evolution of their intense magnetic fields. Because neutron stars can be regarded as laboratories probing fundamental aspects of physics, Professor Pons’ work has significantly advanced our understanding of matter under the most extreme conditions of density, temperature, magnetic fields, and gravity. During his stay in Frankfurt he will derive the set of equations for the evolution of magnetic fields in a neutron-star core