Gravitational waves in a nutshell
Michele Vallisneri
https://www.ipht.fr/
Fri, Jun. 24th 2022, 10:00-12:30
Salle Claude Itzykson, Bât. 774, Orme des Merisiers
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.\\
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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.\\
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The five lectures will cover:\\
GW propagation and detection\\
GW generation and waveform models\\
Astrophysical GW sources, with focus on the LIGO-Virgo catalog\\
GW data analysis, with focus on tests of GR\\
Cosmology and cosmography with GWs\\
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courses page :\\
https://courses.ipht.fr/?q=en/node/249
https://courses.ipht.fr/?q=en/node/249