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Christian Cherubini

Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, ICRANet

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CHRISTIAN CHERUBINI

Last update: April 4^th 2008

Personal:

Born: 07.00 AM, July 24th 1973, Rome, Italy.

Institutions:

Biomedical Engineering Faculty, University “Campus Bio-Medico”,

Via A. del Portillo 21, I-001285 Rome, Italy.

International Centre for Relativistic Astrophysics, Italy.

Phone:

+39-06225419660

e-mail:

[email protected] and [email protected]

Position:

University Researcher (Fis/02) in Theoretical Physics and Mathematical Models since 1st November 2007.

Biomedical Engineering Faculty, University “Campus Bio-Medico”, Via A. del Portillo 21, I-001285 Rome, Italy.

Education:

2004-2007	Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Biomedical Engineering faculty of the University “Campus Bio-Medico” of Rome.
2000-2003	"International PhD in Gravitational Physics and Astrophysics" established by the Universities of Salerno (Italy), Portsmouth (UK), Zurich (Switzerland), Berlin and Potsdam, (Germany) and recognized by the Universities of Salerno (Italy) and Portsmouth (UK). Supervisors: Dr. Marco Bruni (UK), Prof. S. Capozziello (IT). Thesis Title: "Curvature Perturbation Theory and Teukolsky Master Equations in General Relativity." [British Library system n. 012905345]
1992-2000	University "La Sapienza" in Rome: Diploma di Laurea in Physics with full Marks (110/110); supervisors: Prof. Remo Ruffini, Dr. Donato Bini. Thesis : “Black hole physics reanalyzed and developed with symbolic manipulation methods: new perspectives in field theory around black holes.”

RESEARCH AREAS

General Relativity and Astrophysics.( Selfgravitating Systems, Black Hole Physics, Cosmology, Numerical Relativity)
Theoretical Biophysics: (Computational Electrophysiology, Cancer Growth Modelling)
Hydrodynamics (Effective Geometries)

PUBLICATIONS LIST (refereed journals):

[1] Cherubini C. and Ruffini R., "Coupled gravitational and electromagnetic perturbations in Kerr-Newman geometry: a computer approach", N. Cim. B, vol. 115, p.699, (2000);

[2] Cherubini C., Bini D., Capozziello S. and Ruffini R., "Second order scalar invariants of the Riemann tensor: applications to black hole spacetimes", Int. J. Mod. Phys. D, vol. 11, p.827 (2002);

[3] Bini D., Cherubini C. and Jantzen R.T., " Circular holonomy in the Taub-NUT spacetime", Class. Quant. Grav., vol.19, p.5481 (2002);

[4] Bini D., Cherubini C., Jantzen R.T. and Ruffini R., " Teukolsky Master Equation -de Rham Wave Equation for Gravitational and Electromagnetic Fields in Vacuum-", Progr. Theor. Phys., vol. 107, p.967 (2002);

[5] Bini D., Cherubini C. and Jantzen R.T. " On the interaction of massless fields with a gravitomagnetic monopole", Class. Quant. Grav., vol. 19, p.5265, (2002);

[6] Cherubini C., Ruffini R. and Vitagliano L., " On the electromagnetic field of a charged collapsing spherical shell in general relativity", Phys. Lett. B, 545, p. 226 (2002);

[7] Bini D., Cherubini C., Jantzen R.T. and Mashhoon B., " Massless field perturbations and gravitomagnetism in the Kerr-Taub-NUT spacetime", Phys. Rev. D, 67, p.084013 (2003);

[8] Bini D., Cherubini C., Jantzen R.T. and Mashhoon B., " Gravitomagnetism in the Kerr-Newman-Taub-NUT spacetime", Class. Quant. Grav., vol. 20, p.457 (2003);

[9] Bini D., Cherubini C., De Mattia M. and Jantzen R.T., " Equatorial Plane Circular Orbits in the Taub-NUT Spacetime" ,Gen. Rel. and Gravit., 35, 2249 (2003);

[10] Bini D., Cherubini C., Jantzen R.T. and Ruffini R. " The de Rham wave equation for tensor-valued p-forms", Int. J. Mod. Phys. D, vol. 12 p. 1363 (2003).

[11] Bini D., Cherubini C., Cruciani G. and Lunari A., " Neutrino current in a gravitational plane wave collision background" Int.J.Mod.Phys. D12 p.1983 (2003).

[12] Bini D., Cherubini C. and Mashhoon B., “Vacuum C-metric and the Gravitational Stark Effect”, Phys.Rev. D70 (2004) 044020.

[13] Bini D., Cherubini C., Jantzen R.T. and Miniutti G.,“The Simon and Simon-Mars Tensors for Stationary Einstein-Maxwell Fields”, Class.Quant.Grav. 21 p.1987 (2004).

[14] Cherubini C., Bini D., Bruni M. and Perjes Z., “Petrov classification of perturbed spacetimes: the Kasner example”, Class.Quant.Grav. 21 p.4833 (2004).

[15] Bini D., Cherubini C. and Mashhoon B., “Spin, Acceleration and Gravity”, Class.Quant.Grav. 21 p.3893 (2004). [nominated for CQG Highlights of 2004 and 2005]

[16] Bini D., Cherubini C., Cruciani G. and Jantzen R.T., “Geometric transport along circular orbits in stationary axisymmetric spacetimes”, Int.J.Mod.Phys. D13 p.1771 (2004).

[17] Bini D. and Cherubini C., “Algebraically special frequencies of NUT black holes”, Class. Quantum Grav. 21 No 19 p.4523 (2004).

[18] Cherubini C., “Petrov-type fluctuations in General Relativity”, N. Cim. B, vol. 119 (2004) p.889.

[19] Bini D., Cherubini C., Geralico A. and Mashhoon B., “Spinning particles in the vacuum C metric”, Class. Quantum Grav. 22 p.695 (2005).

[20] Cherubini C., Bini D., Bruni M. and Perjes Z., “The speciality index as invariant indicator in the BKL mixmaster dynamics”, Class. Quantum Grav. 22 p.1763 (2005).

[21] Montani G. and Cherubini C., “On the electromagnetic waves propagation in the isotropic universe”, Int.J.Mod.Phys. D14 p.1159 (2005).

[22] Cherubini C., Federici, F., Succi S. and Tosi M.P., “Excised acoustic black holes: The scattering problem in the time domain”, Phys. Rev. D 72, 084016 (2005).

[23] Bini D., Cherubini C., and Filippi S., “Viscoelastic FitzHugh-Nagumo models” Phys. Rev. E 72, 041929 (2005).

[24] Cherubini C. and Filippi S. “Using FEMLAB for Gravitational problems: numerical simulations for all” , Journal of Korean Physical Society vol. 49, p.829, (2006).

[25] Bini D, Cherubini C., Filippi S. and Geralico A., “C metric: the equatorial plane and Fermi coordinates”, Class. Quantum Grav. 22 p.5157(2005).

[26] Cherubini C, ”Perturbations and Gravitomagnetism in the Kerr-Taub-NUT Spacetime”, Nuovo. Cim. B, vol. 120 p.1027 (2005).

[27] Federici, F., Cherubini C., Succi S. and Tosi M.P., “Superradiance from hydrodynamic vortices: A numerical study”, Phys. Rev. A 73, 033604 (2006)

[28] Bini D., Cherubini C., Geralico A. and Jantzen R.T., “Massless spinning test particles in vacuum algebraically special spacetimes”, Int.J.Mod.Phys. D15 p.737 (2006).

[29] Bini D, Cherubini C, Filippi S. “Heat Transfer in FitzHugh-Nagumo model”, Phys Rev.E 74 041905 (2006).

[30] Bini D., Cherubini C. and Jantzen R.T, "The speciality index and the Lifshitz-Khalatnikov Kasner index parametrization" Class.Quantum. Grav. vol. 24, p. 5627 (2007).

[31] Bini D., Cherubini C., Geralico A. and Jantzen R.T, “Circular Motion in Accelerating Black Hole spacetimes" Int.J.Mod.Phys.D 6, p.1813 (2007).

[32] Bini D., Cherubini C., Geralico A. and Jantzen R.T, “Physical frames along circular orbits in stationary axisymmetric spacetimes" Gen. Rel. and Grav. In Press (2008).

[33] Cherubini C., Filippi S., Nardinocchi P. and Teresi L., “An electromechanical model of cardiac tissue: Constitutive issues and electrophysiological effects”, Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology. In Press (2008).

PUBLISHED VOLUMES:

[1] "Electrodynamics and magnetohydrodynamics around Black Holes: Proceedings of the 3rd ICRA Network workshop and Sixth Italo-Korean Meeting" edited by C. Cherubini and R. Ruffini, Editrice Compositori, Bologna (2001);

[2] “Proceedings of the Eighth Italian-Korean Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics" edited by C. Cherubini and H.W. Lee, Editrice Compositori, Bologna (2006);

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS:

[1] Bini, D.; Cherubini, C.; Ruffini, R.; Jantzen, R. T., “Perturbation of black hole spacetimes: a new approach”, in the Proceedings of the MGIXMM Meeting ", Eds.: Vahe G. Gurzadyan, Robert T. Jantzen, Remo Ruffini. World Scientific Publishing, , Part B, p. 1567 – 1569, (2002).

[2] Bini D., Cherubini C.,and Mashhoon B. “Inertial effects of an accelerating black hole”,

Proceedings of the XVI Conference of the Italian Society for General Relativity and Gravitation (SIGRAV), Vietri (SA), September 13-16, 2004, AIP Conference Proc. 751 37-45 (2005).

[3] Bini D., Cherubini C., Jantzen R.T. and Mashhoon B.,”Perturbations and Gravitomagnetism in the Kerr- Taub-NUT Spacetime” in Proceedings of the Tenth Marcel Grossmann Meeting on General Relativity, edited by M. Novello, S. Perez-Bergliaffa and R. Ruffini, World Scientific, Singapore, (2005).

[4] Cherubini C., Federici F and Succi S., “Towards a quantitative investigation of sonic black holes analogies in condensed matter systems” in Proceedings of ‘Highlights in the quantum theory of condensed matter', edizioni della Normale, vol. 1, p. 131, (2005);

[5] Cherubini C., Filippi S. and Gizzi A., “Diffusion processes in human brain using COMSOL Multiphysics”, in Proceedings of COMSOL Users Conference Milano (2006);

[6] Filippi S. and Cherubini C., “Multiphysics Models of Biological Systems”, in Proceedings of COMSOL Users Conference Milano (2006);

[7] Cherubini C., Geralico A., Rueda J.H. and Ruffini R., “On the “Dyadotorus” of the Kerr-Newman Spacetime” AIP Conf. Proc, Volume 966, pp. 123 (2008)

CONFERENCES

1999 -Second ICRA Network Workshop "Chaotic Universe" Rome-Pescara (ITALY).

-Third ICRA Network Workshop “Electrodynamics and Magnetohydrodynamics

around Black Holes” Rome-Pescara (ITALY).

2000 -9th Marcel Grossmann , Rome (ITALY).

2001 -Royal Astronomical Society meeting on Cosmological Models, London, (GREAT BRITAIN).

2002 -Wheeler Symposium, Princeton NJ (USA).

2003 -10th Marcel Grossmann in Rio de Janeiro (BRASIL).

-8th Italian-Korean Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics in Pescara (ITALY).

-Inaugural Meeting of the Center for Gravitational Wave Astronomy, Brownsville, TX (USA)

2004 -Elba Meeting in Honour of Y. Choquet-Bruhat “Analysis, Manifolds and Geometric Structures

in Physics”, Isola d’Elba (ITALY).

2005 - Russian-Italian Lifshitz-Zeldovich Meeting on Relativistic Astrophysics, Pescara (ITALY)

-9th Italian-Korean Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics, Seoul (KOREA).

-COMSOL Italian Multiphysics Meeting, Milan (ITALY).

2006 -Bego scientific Rencontres, Nice (FRANCE).

-Eleventh Marcel Grossmann Meeting on General Relativity, Berlin (GERMANY).

-COMSOL Users Conference, Milan (ITALY).

2007 -Cardiac MEF and Arrhythmias Conference, Oxford (GREAT BRITAIN).

-10th Italian-Korean Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics in Pescara (ITALY).

-4th Italian-Sino Workshop on Relativistic Astrophysics in Pescara (ITALY).

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

2003/04 Assistant “General Physics I”