[SEMINARI] Numerical Relativity: Solving the issues in general relativity, Prof. Shibata

[Enric Marco]

Numerical Relativity: Solving the issues in general relativity

Prof. Masaru Shibata

Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kyoto University, Japan

Seminari del departament d'Astronomia i Astrofisica

Dimecres 31 març 2010

12:30

Resum

The next decade will be an exciting epoch in the field of general 
relativity: Gravitational-wave detectors will directly detect 
gravitational waves for the first time, and subsequently clarify 
coalescing mechanism of binary compact objects such as binary neutron 
stars and formation mechanism of black holes. Simultaneous detection of 
gravitational waves and electromagentic waves may determine the central 
engine of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). Mechanism of supernova may be 
constrained if gravitational waves from it are detected. Numerical 
relativity plays an important role for theoretically predicting 
gravitational waveforms and mechanism of general relativistic 
astrophysical phenomena such as GRBs. I will review the perspective of 
the field of gravitational waves, and also talk the current activity of 
numerical relativity.

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