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Main research interests
Earth rotation, numerical integration, chaos detection methods, exoplanets, nonlinear dynamical systems, astrometry of minor planets
Scientific career
- 1997-2001
Study of geodesy at HTW Dresden
- 2001
diploma thesis: "Die Linien und Geoglyphen in der Pampa von Nasca - Astronomische Untersuchungen zur Überprüfung der Kalendertheorie"
- 2001-2003
executive engineer of the astro-geodetic field work at the border demarcation project between the kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the republic Yemen
- 2003-2008
researcher for the DFG project "Chaos and resonances in the Edgeworth-Kuiper belt"
- 2008
Graduation. Thesis: Stabilitätsuntersuchungen an Asteroidenbahnen in ausgewählten Bahnresonanzen des Edgeworth-Kuiper-Gürtels
- since october 2008
scientific staff member at the Lohrmann observatory
teaching
- Basic numerical computations in C (programming excercise, bachelor level): 2004-2006
- Physics I & II for geodesy (excercises at bachelor level): 2011 - today
- Practical astronomical observations (excercises for astronomy teachers): 2012 - today
- Earth rotation (lectures and exercises, master level): 2013 - today
- Astronomical reference systems (lecture for bachelor): SS 2014
- scientific supervisor of various bachelor theses
Publications
43 Entries
2024
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Discovery of a dormant 33 solar-mass black hole in pre-release Gaia astrometry , 1 Jun 2024, In: Astronomy and Astrophysics. 686, L2Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
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Gaia Focused Product Release: A catalogue of sources around quasars to search for strongly lensed quasars , 1 May 2024, In: Astronomy and Astrophysics. 685, A130Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
2023
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Gaia Focused Product Release: Spatial distribution of two diffuse interstellar bands , 8 Dec 2023, In: Astronomy and Astrophysics. 2023, 680, p. 1-33, 33 p., A38Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
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Gaia Focused Product Release: Asteroid orbital solution: Properties and assessment , 8 Dec 2023, In: Astronomy and Astrophysics. 680, 24 p., A37Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
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Gaia Focused Product Release: Sources from Service Interface Function image analysis: Half a million new sources in omega Centauri , 8 Dec 2023, In: Astronomy and Astrophysics. 680, p. 1-22, 22 p., A35Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
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Gaia Focused Product Release: Radial velocity time series of long-period variables , 1 Dec 2023, In: Astronomy and Astrophysics. 2023, 680, p. 1-38, 38 p., A36Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
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Gaia Data Release 3: Pulsations in main sequence OBAF-type stars , 16 Jun 2023, In: Astronomy and Astrophysics. 674, p. 1-22, 22 p., A36Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
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Gaia Data Release 3: The Galaxy in your preferred colours: Synthetic photometry from Gaia low-resolution spectra , 16 Jun 2023, In: Astronomy and Astrophysics. 674, p. 1-58, 58 p., A33Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
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Gaia Data Release 3: Reflectance spectra of Solar System small bodies , 16 Jun 2023, In: Astronomy and Astrophysics. 674, p. 1-29, 29 p., A35Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
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Gaia Data Release 3: Stellar multiplicity, a teaser for the hidden treasure , 16 Jun 2023, In: Astronomy and Astrophysics. 674, p. 1-58, 58 p., A34Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
Presentations
2014
- 15.04.; Lehrerfortbildung des Freistaates Sachsen, Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, Dresden, Germany; "Kosmische Kleinkörper in unserem Sonnensystem".
2013
- 19.06.; Methods of Chaos Detection and Predictability: Theory and Applications, Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, Dresden, Germany; "On the numerical integration of ariational equations".
2012
- 09.10.; Geodätische Woche, Hannover, Germany; "Eine neue numerische Theorie von Präzession und Nutation der Erde".
- 30.08.; IAU General Assembly - Comission 19, Beijing, China; "A new theory of precession and nutation for the Earth".
- 28.08.; IAU General Assembly - Joint Discussion 7, Beijing, China; "A new numerical theory of Earth rotation".
- 22.02.; Meeting of research group FOR 584, Frankfurt/M., Germany; "Statusreport P3: Die elastische Erde".
2011
- 24.02.; Meeting of research group FOR 584, Vienna, Austria; "Geodätische Präzession für Körper des Sonnensystems; Stand der Präzessions-/Nutationstheorie einer nicht-starren Erde".
- 24.03.: 8th Alexander von Humboldt Colloquium for Celestial Mechanic, Bad Hofgastein, Austria;"On the numerical integration of variational equations"
2010
- 13.01.; Geodätisches Doktorandenseminar, TU Dresden; "Eine relativistische Theorie der Präzession und Nutation einer starren Erde".
- 12.03.; Lohrmann seminar; "Different ways to approach the non-rigid Earth".
- 22.03.; Meeting of research group FOR 584, Berlin; "Parameterwahl für das relativistische Erdmodell".
- 04.05.; EGU General Assembly, Vienna; "A consistent relativistic theory of Earth rotation".
- 10.09.; Lohrmann seminar; "The numerical integration of variational equations".
2009
- 23.10.; Lohrmann seminar; "Modelling the rotational motion of a rigid Earth in a relativistic framework - An overview".
- 29.10.; Meeting of research group FOR 584, Munich; "Projekt P3 - Relativistische Theorie der Präzessions- und Nutationsbewegung einer starren Erde".
2008
- 17.01.; Astrodynamic seminar, University of Vienna; "Säkulare Dynamik von Exoplaneten und nahe Begegnungen".
- 11.06.; Geodätisches Doktorandenforum, TU Dresden; "Chaos und Resonanzen in der Himmelsmechanik".
- 24.10.; Verteidigung der Dissertation, TU Dresden; "Stabilitätsuntersuchungen an Asteroidenbahnen in ausgewählten Bahnresonanzen des Edgeworth-Kuiper-Gürtels".
2007
- 19.01.; Lohrmann seminar; "Numerical simulation of chaotic systems in celestial mechanics".
- 23.02.; Lohrmann seminar; "Symplectic integration methods - An overview".
- 26.10.; EXOPLANETS: Detection, Formation and Dynamics, IAU Symposium No. 249, Oct. 22-26, 2007, Suzhou, China; "Secular evolution of exoplanetary systems and close encounters".
Poster
2009
- Klioner, S., Soffel, M., Gerlach, E.; EGU General Assembly 2009, Vienna; "Consistent modelling of the geodetic precession in Earth rotation".
- Gerlach, E., Klioner, S., Soffel, M.; VII Hotine-Marussi Symposium, Rome; "Consistent modelling of the geodetic precession in Earth rotation".
- S. Klioner, E. Gerlach, M. Soffel; CELMEC V, Viterbo; "Consistent relativistic theory of Earth rotation".
- Gerlach, E., Skokos, H.; CELMEC V, Viterbo; "Some aspects of the numerical integration of variational equations".
Referee for
- Applied Numerical Mathematics
- Artificial Satellites, Journal of Planetary Geodesy
- Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy
- Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation
- International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos