Elias R. Most

Elias R. Most is an Assistant Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics in the Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy at the California Institute of Technology. He holds a B.S. from Georg-August Universitat Gottingen (2013), an M.S. from Johann-Wolfgang von Goethe University (Frankfort) (2017), and a Ph.D. from Caltech (2020). Prior to his current position, he served as a Visiting Associate at Caltech from 2022 to 2023. His research areas include Physics and Astronomy. Contact information for Elias R. Most can be found at emost@caltech.edu or via his personal website.

Elias Roland Most is a researcher at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) specializing in gravitational wave astrophysics and neutron star physics. His work focuses on using gravitational wave observations to constrain the properties of neutron stars, such as their maximum mass, radii, and tidal deformabilities. He investigates the implications of these properties for the equation of state of dense nuclear matter and the behavior of neutron stars in binary mergers. His research also explores the role of microphysical processes, such as bulk viscosity and phase transitions, in shaping the dynamics of neutron star mergers and their electromagnetic signatures.