EAS / PHY / CSCVR Seminar by Prof. Gaurav Khanna
When: Tuesday,
February 23, 2016
11:00 AM
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12:00 PM
Where: Textiles Building 105
Description: TOPIC: GW150914: THE REBIRTH OF GRAVITATIONAL WAVE ASTRONOMY
ABSTRACT: The first ever direct detection of gravitational waves from a binary black hole system happened on September 14, 2015. Einstein's general theory of relativity predicted the existence of these waves exactly a century ago but they had never been directly observed until now. With the enormous NSF investment in hardware, data analysis methods and theory, this major success has led to a completely new way to observe and understand the most mysterious astrophysical objects like black holes and neutron stars. In this talk I will introduce the audience to this area and its current and future prospects. I will also comment on the theoretical, mathematical and computational work performed by my research group that contributes significantly towards this effort.
ABSTRACT: The first ever direct detection of gravitational waves from a binary black hole system happened on September 14, 2015. Einstein's general theory of relativity predicted the existence of these waves exactly a century ago but they had never been directly observed until now. With the enormous NSF investment in hardware, data analysis methods and theory, this major success has led to a completely new way to observe and understand the most mysterious astrophysical objects like black holes and neutron stars. In this talk I will introduce the audience to this area and its current and future prospects. I will also comment on the theoretical, mathematical and computational work performed by my research group that contributes significantly towards this effort.
Contact: EAS Seminar Series
Topical Areas: University Community, Mathematics, College of Engineering, Physics