“Numerical Techniques in Gravitational Wave Observations”
By
FETHİ MUBİN RAMAZANOĞLU
(Princeton University)
Abstract: Relativity
at the Age of Gravitational Wave Detection Physics and astronomy are entering a
new era as the Laser
Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) is expecting
its first detection in this decade. In
the strong gravity regime that is most relevant to gravitational wave
production, the usual exact and approximate analytical techniques fail. As a
result, numerical techniques have come to the forefront of gravitation research,
and recently expanded their influence
far beyond gravitational wave science. In this talk, I will first review the plethora of numerical
techniques used in modern gravity
research, and then go through the many facets of numerical relativity
from its central role in understanding
gravitational waves to elucidating the origins ofGamma
Ray Bursts (GRBs), and from testing General
Relativity in the strong field regime
for the first time to gaining new insights to formal aspects of classical and
quantum-gravity.
Date:
July 9, 2013 Thuesday
Time: 14:40
Place: Mathematics Seminar Room,
SA-141
All are most cordially invited.
Tea and cookies will be served before the talk.