Hi, I’m Marcus DuPont.
I use mathematical theory and computer simulations to explore how gravity, fluids, magnetic fields, and light shape the universe—from exploding stars to the first black holes.
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I’m interested in how physical systems organize themselves: how flows develop structure, how waves carry energy and information, and how small-scale physics shapes what we see across the universe. I combine mathematical theory with computer simulations to connect the underlying mechanisms to observable signatures.
My interests span fluid and plasma dynamics, compact objects and cosmic explosions, and the early universe—including the formation of the first stars, black holes, and magnetic fields. Across these problems, I’m drawn to the role of geometry, symmetry, instabilities, and transport, and to mathematical connections between seemingly different systems.
Building the tools to test these ideas is part of the science. I developed SIMBI to simulate relativistic fluids and magnetic fields on CPUs and NVIDIA or AMD GPUs. My computational interests include numerical methods that respect physical conservation laws, alongside broader questions about dynamical systems, prediction, and information.
| REFERENCE | JOURNAL | TITLE | STATUS | YEAR | AUTHORS | CITE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026ApJ..1004..196D | ApJ | Self-limited Accretion onto Embedded Binaries in a Uniform... | published | 2026 | M.DuPont, E.Quataert | bibtex |
| 2024ApJ...971...34D | ApJ | Strong Bow Shocks: Turbulence and an Exact Self-similar... | published | 2024 | M.DuPont, A.Gruzinov, A.MacFadyen | bibtex |
| 2024ApJ...971L..24D | ApJL | Did Binary Neutron Star Merger GW170817 Leave Behind a... | published | 2024 | M.DuPont, A.MacFadyen | bibtex |
| 2024ApJ...964...56D | ApJ | Explosions in Roche-lobe Distorted Stars: Relativistic... | published | 2024 | M.DuPont, A.MacFadyen, S.de Mink | bibtex |
| 2023ApJ...959L..23D | ApJL | Stars Bisected by Relativistic Blades | published | 2023 | M.DuPont, A.MacFadyen | bibtex |
| 2023ApJ...957...29D | ApJ | On the Theory of Ring Afterglows | published | 2023 | M.DuPont, A.MacFadyen, R.Sari | bibtex |
| 2023ascl.soft08003D | Astrophysics | SIMBI: 3D relativistic gas dynamics code | preprint | 2023 | M.DuPont | bibtex |
| 2022ApJ...931L..16D | ApJL | Ellipsars: Ring-like Explosions from Flattened Stars | published | 2022 | M.DuPont, A.MacFadyen, J.Zrake | bibtex |
| 2021IJAsB..20..215D | Internationa | Fundamental physical and resource requirements for a... | published | 2021 | M.DuPont, J.Murphy | bibtex |
| 2020arXiv201212297D | arXiv | Comparative Analysis of the Solar Wind: Modeling Charge... | preprint | 2020 | M.DuPont, C.Shen, N.Murphy | bibtex |
- email marcus.dupont@princeton.edu
- github github.com/EigenDev
- code github.com/EigenDev/simbi
- ads orcid:0000-0003-3356-880X
- scholar scholar.google.com/citations
- talks eigendev.github.io/presentations
- cv dupont_biosketch.pdf