HOTOKEZAKA Kenta

Kenta Hotokezaka is a faculty member at the University of Tokyo, Department of PHY. His research focuses on astrophysics and gravitational-wave astronomy, including black holes, neutron stars, gravitational waves, and electromagnetic counterparts of gravitational-wave events. He uses numerical simulations and phenomenological modelings in his work. Hotokezaka received a PhD in Physics from Kyoto University in 2014 under the supervision of Prof. Takashi Nakamura and Prof. Masaru Shibata. He has held positions at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the Simons Foundation, and Princeton University.

Kenta Hotokezaka is a researcher at the University of Tokyo, focusing on the study of neutron star mergers and their electromagnetic and gravitational wave counterparts. His work explores the dynamics of binary neutron star systems, including mass ejection, nucleosynthesis, and the production of heavy elements. Hotokezaka's research integrates numerical relativity, radiative transfer simulations, and multi-messenger observations to understand the physical processes in these events. His studies have contributed to the interpretation of gravitational wave signals, such as GW170817, and their associated electromagnetic counterparts, including kilonovae and gamma-ray bursts. His research also investigates the implications of neutron star mergers for the Hubble constant and the existence of Population III stars.