Conveners
W2-3 Gravity II (DTP) / Gravité II (DPT)
- Ariel Edery (Bishop's University)
Prof.
Nicolas Yunes
(Montana State University)
17/06/2015, 13:45
Theoretical Physics / Physique théorique (DTP-DPT)
Invited Speaker / Conférencier invité
Einstein's theory has passed all tests to date in the quasi-stationary weak-field, where gravitational dynamics are weak and quadrupolar, while velocities are small relative to the speed of light. The highly non-linear and dynamical regime of the gravitational interaction, however, remains mostly unexplored. The imminent detection of gravitational waves will open a window into this regime that...
Ingrid Stairs
(UBC)
17/06/2015, 14:15
Theoretical Physics / Physique théorique (DTP-DPT)
Invited Speaker / Conférencier invité
Millisecond radio pulsars (MSPs) exhibit tremendous rotational stability and
therefore provide a means to detect gravitational waves passing near the Earth.
Three collaborations are using the world's largest radio telescopes to observe
arrays of MSPs with the goal of making such a detection. This talk will
review the expected gravitational-wave sources, the methodology and the...
Michael Landry
(LIGO Hanford Observatory/Caltech)
17/06/2015, 14:45
Theoretical Physics / Physique théorique (DTP-DPT)
Invited Speaker / Conférencier invité
Gravitational waves are distortions in the metric of space-time, the detection of which would provide key information on strong gravity and the astrophysical systems that produce them: supernovae, spinning compact stars, and the coalescence of compact binary systems (CBCs).
LIGO is a gravitational wave observatory composed to two 4km interferometric detectors separated by 3000km, in Hanford...
