Speaker
Katy Clough
Description
Light scalar particles arise naturally in many extensions of the standard model and are compelling dark-matter candidates. Gravitational interactions near black holes can trigger the growth of dense scalar configurations that, if sustained during inspiral, alter binary dynamics and imprint signatures on gravitational-wave signals. I will describe how numerical relativity simulations can support modelling of such environments, and our recent results applying them to gravitational wave data.
Author
Katy Clough