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PROJECT / WFC-309 / ACTIVE

Celestial Boundary Dynamics

Theoretical study of how radiative scattering data, memory observables, and asymptotic symmetries can be represented on null boundaries of asymptotically flat spacetime. The program develops conformal-basis tools for flat-space quantum-gravity models and tests their consistency against Wyman reference-system calculations.

LEAD INVESTIGATOR

Dr. Rina Okafor
Postdoctoral Fellow

Started 2026

FIELD / FACILITY SITES

Wyman Hall Theory Group

Research Computing Center

METHODS

celestial conformal basis

asymptotic symmetry analysis

soft-limit consistency testing

radiative-memory modeling

symbolic amplitude computation

EQUIPMENT / SYSTEMS

symbolic amplitude environment

high-throughput tensor computation cluster

reference-model archive

RECENT ACTIVITY

2026-11-02 — conformal-basis reference library validated against benchmark scattering amplitudes

2026-10-27 — radiative-memory terms added to null-boundary comparison model

2026-10-14 — project opened with Fundamental Physics and Research Computing

FUNDING

U.S. Department of Energy
DE-SC009912 · $4,170,000

Morrow Foundation for Fundamental Inquiry
MFFI-26-104 · $1,250,000

RELATED OUTPUT

WFC-309 Boundary Representations of Scattering Data in Asymptotically Flat SpacetimeWFC-314 Radiative Memory as a Consistency Test for Long-Baseline Reference Models

NEWS

2026-11-03Celestial Boundary Dynamics program opens in Fundamental PhysicsResearch2026-10-27Morrow Foundation supports flat-space boundary-physics programFunding