Thomas Müller

Dr. Thomas Müller is Scientific Staff at Haus der Astronomie (House of Astronomy) in Heidelberg, Germany, a center for astronomy education and outreach affiliated with the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy. He has held this position since April 2016, following a PostDoc at the Visualization Research Center of the University of Stuttgart from 2006-2015.

Dr. Müller's research focuses on visualization of astronomical and astrophysical phenomena, with particular expertise in:

• Visualization in Relativity (both special and general)
• Planetarium visualization techniques
• Geomorphology visualization
• Scientific software development for education and public outreach

His work bridges complex theoretical physics concepts with accessible visual representations, making advanced astronomical phenomena understandable to diverse audiences. Dr. Müller develops specialized software tools that enable interactive exploration of astronomical data and relativistic effects.

Dr. Müller's publication record demonstrates consistent contributions to astronomical visualization, with recent work focusing on:

• Navigation of the Gaia catalog through the Gaia Sky software
• Relativistic ray tracing in four-dimensional spacetimes
• Visualization techniques for rotating wormholes and other exotic spacetimes

As an educator and outreach specialist, Dr. Müller has contributed to major exhibitions including the Einstein exhibition in Ulm (2004) and Bern (2005), and has developed TouchTable applications for the 'Faszination Astronomie' exhibition. His monograph 'Spezielle und allgemeine Relativitätstheorie' (2015) has become a valuable resource for understanding relativistic visualization techniques.