Gravitational-wave astronomy with binaries of supermassive black holes
Lecturer
Date
24th July ~ 13th August, 2024
Location
| Weekday | Time | Venue | Online | ID | Password |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday,Thursday,Friday | 14:00 - 15:30 | Online | Jitsi 1 | JITSI | - |
Syllabus
1- General description of the problem
2- Stellar dynamics
3- Galaxy mergers and formation of binaries
4- Evolution of the supermassive black hole binary
5- The last parsec problem I
6- The last parsec problem II
7- The role of the relativistic kick after the merger
8- Intermediate-mass black holes (IMBHs)
9- Formation of a binary with an IMBH and a SMBH
10- A potential last parsec problem
11- Detection prospects
12- Summary and conclusions of the course
2- Stellar dynamics
3- Galaxy mergers and formation of binaries
4- Evolution of the supermassive black hole binary
5- The last parsec problem I
6- The last parsec problem II
7- The role of the relativistic kick after the merger
8- Intermediate-mass black holes (IMBHs)
9- Formation of a binary with an IMBH and a SMBH
10- A potential last parsec problem
11- Detection prospects
12- Summary and conclusions of the course
Video Public
Yes
Notes Public
Yes
Language
English
Lecturer Intro
I am working at the Institute for Multidisciplinary Mathematics of the Universitat Politècnica de València, I am also affiliated at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics and at the group of Nobel laureate Reinhard Genzel. My background is in theoretical physics in Spain and I did my PhD on astrophysics at the University of Heidelberg. Since 2004 I have been working on gravitational waves, mostly from the point of view of source formation and evolution. I like to talk to people outside my research field, so I have been gradually expanding my interests: from accretion discs to tidal disruptions, stellar collisions, and supermassive black hole seed formation. However, lately my strongest interest lies in the connection between gravitational wave astrophysics with fundamental physics and spacetime geometry around supermassive black holes.