14–15 Dec 2015
Forschungskolleg Humanwissenschaften
Europe/Berlin timezone

How to simulate the most catastrophic events in the universe

14 Dec 2015, 09:40
1h
Forschungskolleg Humanwissenschaften

Forschungskolleg Humanwissenschaften

Am Wingertsberg 4 61348 Bad Homburg v.d. Höhe Germany
Talk General / Keynotes

Speaker

Luciano Rezzolla (Institute for Theoretical Physics, Frankfurt, Germany)

Description

Einstein's theory of general relativity predicts the existence of compact objects such as black holes and neutron stars, whose properties are the most extreme known and behind some of the most catastrophic events in the universe. I will present the numerical techniques and supercomputing infrastructure that is needed to explore the physics and astrophysics of these objects and predict their manifestations in terms of electromagnetic and gravitational waves.

Primary author

Luciano Rezzolla (Institute for Theoretical Physics, Frankfurt, Germany)

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