What are gravitational waves telling us about fundamental physics?

24 Aug 2021, 22:30
40m
ZR6

ZR6

Gravitational Waves as Probes for New Physics Gravitational Waves as Probes for New Physics

Speaker

Prof. Nicolas Yunes (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

Description

The recent gravitational wave observations of the collision of black holes and neutron stars have allowed us to pierce into the extreme gravity regime, where gravity is simultaneously unfathomably large and wildly dynamical. These waves encode a trove of information about physics that is prime for the taking, including potential revelations about the validity of Einstein's theory and possible string-inspired extensions. In this talk, I will describe some of the physics inferences we have made from gravitational wave observations, and the future inferences that will comes next.

Author

Prof. Nicolas Yunes (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

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