Dr Thibaut Fran莽ois
黑料社
Biography
I鈥檓 a Post-doctoral researcher at the 黑料社, specialising in galactic dynamics. My research focuses on the dynamics and mergers of massive black holes across different mass scales. This ranges from supermassive black holes in the centers of elliptical galaxies, relevant to pulsar timing array detections of the gravitational-wave background, to intermediate-mass black holes in dwarf galaxies, where off-center mergers present unique dynamical challenges and may be key sources for LISA. My approach combines high-resolution N-body simulations, cosmological simulations and theoretical studies of few-body dynamics.
ResearchResearch interests
- Supermassive black hole mergers in elliptical galaxies
- Intermediate-mass black hole mergers in dwarf galaxies
- Galactic scale N-body simulations
- Cosmological simulations
- Three-body problem & gravitational captures
- High-precision few-body simulations
- Cusp-core discrepancy and core formation through feedback processes
Research interests
- Supermassive black hole mergers in elliptical galaxies
- Intermediate-mass black hole mergers in dwarf galaxies
- Galactic scale N-body simulations
- Cosmological simulations
- Three-body problem & gravitational captures
- High-precision few-body simulations
- Cusp-core discrepancy and core formation through feedback processes
Publications
Fran莽ois T. L., Boily C. M., Freundlich J., Rozier S., Voggel K. (2024)
Fran莽ois T. L., Gualandris A., Dehnen W. (2026)
Fran莽ois T. L., Gualandris A., Khonji N. (2026) Shape, kinematics, and core properties of dry major merger remnants with supermassive black hole binaries
Li Z., Dekel A., Mandelker N., Freundlich J., Fran莽ois T. L. (2022)
Tenachi W., Ibata R., Fran莽ois T. L., Diakogiannis F. I. (2024)
Boily C. M., Fran莽ois T. L., Freundlich J., Combes F., Melchior A.-L., H茅nin Y. (2025)
Gualandris A., Read J., Fastidio F., Chan J., Fran莽ois T. L., Khonji N., Dehnen W. (2026)