Description: Anna Lisa Varri's research interests are in mathematical and theoretical astrophysics, with a focus on stellar dynamics
Theoretical and mathematical astrophysics, with a focus on stellar dynamics Dynamics of star clusters and galactic nuclei Formation and evolution of low-mass stellar systems Kinematic complexity in kinetic and fluid dynamical systems Gravitational N-body problem, with analytical techniques and numerical simulations
I am a UKRI Future Leaders Fellow at the University of Edinburgh, where I am jointly appointed to the School of Physics and Astronomy and the School of Mathematics . I am a member of the Institute for Astronomy , which is a component of the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh and the Applied and Computational Mathematics Group , which is part of the Maxwell Institute for Mathematical Sciences . Made in Italy and forged in Scotland, I held research fellowships in the United States and Japan.
My research interests centre on the dynamics of stellar systems . Ideas and tools often come from areas of physics and mathematics broadly connected to the gravitational N-body problem . The experimental landscape is defined by the timely synergy between precision Galactic astrometry enabled by Gaia and Hubble , gravitational wave astronomy initiated by LIGO/Virgo/KAGRA , and the exploration of the first sources of light promised by JWST and ELTs .