Erez Michaely
Astrophysicist
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Research Interests
Astrophysics is interesting generally, of course.
Specifically, I am interested in triple systems, dynamics and evolution.
Gravitational wave sources. Stellar collisions, particularly white-dwarf - main sequence collision. Type Ia SN. Collisional dynamics in the field of the galaxy. The effect of pre-main sequence phase on the evolution of triple and planet formation. Planetary dynamics.
Education
PHD in physics, Technion, Israel
2012-2016
Thesis: Triple Stellar Dynamics and Evolution and Topics in
Astrophysics
Supervisor: Prof. Hagai B. Perets
MSc in physics, technion, Israel
2009-2012
Thesis: Effective Noise Theory for the Nonlinear Schrodinger
Equation
Supervisor: Prof. Shmuel Fishman
BSc in physics, Technion, Israel
No thesis
2005-2009
Published Work
Binary black holes mergers from hierarchical triples in open clusters
March 2021, Dylan Britt, Ben Johanson, Logan Wood, M. Coleman Miller and Erez Michaely
White dwarf - main sequence star collisions from wide triples in the field
December 2020, Erez Michaely and Micheal Shara
Type Ia Supernovae from wide white-dwarfs triples
September 2020, Erez Michaely
High rate of gravitational waves mergers from flyby perturbations of wide black-hole triples in the field
September 2020, Erez Michaely, Hagai Perets
Gravitational-wave sources from mergers of binary black-holes catalyzed by fly-bys interactions in the field
February 2019, Erez Michaely, Hagai Perets
Solar luminosity bounds on mirror matter
May 2019, Erez Michaely, Itzhak Goldman, Shmuel Nussinov
Constraints on the common-envelope evolution process from wide triple systems
October 2018, Erez Michaely, Hagai Perets
Supernova and prompt gravitational-wave precursors to LIGO gravitational-wave sources and short-GRBs
October 2017, Erez Michaely, Hagai Perets
Neutron star natal kicks: Collisions, μTDEs, faint SNe, GRBs and GW sources with preceding electromagnetic counterparts
September 2016, Erez Michaely, Dimitry Ginzburg, Hagai B. Perets
Shaping of the inner Oort cloud by Planet Nine
September 2016, Erez Michaely, Abraham Loeb
Generalized Hill-Stability Criteria for Hierarchical Three-Body Systems at Arbitrary Inclinations
September 2016, Evgeni Grishin, Hagai B. Perets, Yossef Zenati, Erez Michaely
Tidal capture formation of low-mass X-ray binaries from wide binaries in the field
June 2016, Erez Michaely, Hagai B. Perets
On the existence of regular and irregular outer moons orbiting the Pluto-Charon system
June 2015, Erez Michaely, Hagai B. Perets, Evgeni Grishin
Secular Dynamics in Hierarchical Three-body Systems with Mass Loss and Mass Transfer
October 2014, Erez Michaely, Hagai B. Perets
Statistical properties of the one dimensional Anderson model relevant for the nonlinear Schrödinger equation in a random potential
November 2012, Erez Michaely, Shmuel Fishman
Effective noise theory for the nonlinear Schrödinger equation with disorder
April 2012, Erez Michaely, Shmuel Fishman
Things I enjoy
Prime numbers
A prime number is a natural number greater than 1 that has no positive divisors other than 1 and itself. Sounds simple enough, right?
The Greeks (!) knew that they are infinite prime numbers and since then we are looking to find them and understand them. Maybe the greatest unsolved mystery in science. Check one of my favorite channel in Youtube on numbers and learn a lot on numbers and prime numbers.
Basketball
Basketball is my favorite sport. I am a true fan of Maccabi Tel-Aviv and the L.A. Lakers. Learn about Maccabi
Hiking
My wife and I love hiking in Israel and other places in the world. You can catch a glimpse at some of our hikes in the photo gallery.
Teaching
Teaching is one of my passions. During the years I taught mathematics in elementary school, science in the Technion youth center. TA in the Technion in the years 2009-2014 and more.
I also voluntarily give lectures in high schools and mid schools on physics, science and mathematics, emphasizing the importance of women in science.
History
The history of mankind fascinates me. Science advancements and history goes hand in hand. I recommend the book "Sapiens". Below you will find a link to a Wikipedia description of the book.
Music
The taste of life. I enjoy music a lot. The Beatles, REM, Depeche Mode, Radiohead are just some examples. In the link you will find a recent playlist I have made in Youtube.
Photo Gallery
Get in Touch
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