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SUMMARY:Gravitational waves: Physics at the Extreme
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20180301T113000Z
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DESCRIPTION:The LIGO Virgo Consortium achieved the first detection of grav
 itational waves.  A century after the fundamental predictions of Einstein\
 , we report the first direct observations of binary black hole systems mer
 ging to form single black holes. The detected waveforms match the predicti
 ons of general relativity for the inspiral and merger of a pair of black h
 oles and the ringdown of the resulting single black hole. Our observations
  provide unique access to the properties of space-time at extreme curvatur
 es: the strong-field\, and high velocity regime. It allows unprecedented t
 ests of general relativity for the nonlinear dynamics of highly disturbed 
 black holes. Last year the gravitational waves from the merger of a binary
  neutron star was observed. This discovery marks the start of multi-messen
 ger astronomy and the aftermath of this merger was studied by using 70 obs
 ervatories on seven continents and in space\, across the electromagnetic 
 spectrum.\n\nThe scientific impact of the recent detections will be explai
 ned. In addition key technological aspects will be addressed\, such as the
  interferometric detection principle\, optics\, and sensors and actuators.
  Attention is paid to Advanced Virgo\, the European detector near Pisa tha
 t came on-line last year. The lecture will close with a discussion of the 
 largest challenges in the field\, including plans for a detector in space 
 (LISA)\, and Einstein Telescope\, an underground observatory for gravitati
 onal waves science.\n\nhttps://indico.ific.uv.es/event/3121/
LOCATION:Universe
URL:https://indico.ific.uv.es/event/3121/
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