Gravitational waves in a nutshell

Michele Vallisneri (Caltech/JPL, IPhT)

2022-06-03 10:00, Videoconference and in person in Salle Itzykson, IPhT
2022-06-10 10:00, Videoconference and in person in Salle Itzykson, IPhT
2022-06-17 10:00, Videoconference and in person in Salle Itzykson, IPhT
2022-06-24 10:00, Videoconference and in person in Salle Itzykson, IPhT
2022-07-01 10:00, Videoconference and in person in Salle Itzykson, IPhT

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Abstract: 

The detection of gravitational waves (GWs) with ground-based interferometers opened a revolutionary vista on the Universe, upending our notions about the origin of stellar-mass black holes, and offering a spectacular multimessenger view of a binary neutron-star merger and of the ensuing radiation across the electromagnetic band.

From a fundamental-physics standpoint, GWs provide experimental access to the strong-field regime of general relativity and to precision tests of modified gravity.

This whirlwind tour of GW science is meant to give theoretical physicists and non-GW astrophysicists an appreciation of current topics of GW research, as well as an entry point to connect their work with GW applications or observations.

The five lectures will cover:

  1. GW propagation and detection
  2. GW generation and waveform models
  3. Astrophysical GW sources, with focus on the LIGO-Virgo catalog
  4. GW data analysis, with focus on tests of GR
  5. Cosmology and cosmography with GWs
Series: 
IPhT Courses
Short course title: 
GravitationalWaves
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