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    TH Thursday Seminar

    Detecting gravitational waves: hopes and expectations

    by Jan-Willem VAN HOLTEN (NIKHEF & CERN)

    → Europe/Zurich
    TH Auditorium (CERN)

    TH Auditorium

    CERN
    Description
    General relativity predicts the existence of gravitational radiation. As its coupling to matter is extremely weak, astrophysical systems provide the most likely sources for observable effects. After recalling some theoretical results, I will review a number of mechanisms for generating gravitational waves and present estimates for the expected signals. Searching for signals that cannot (yet) be modelled is much more difficult, but may also be much more rewarding.