[astroseminar at Sapienza] today at 16:00: Francesco Pannarale Greco

[Elia Battistelli]

Title: Rattle and Shine: Compact Binary Coalescences in the 
Gravitational-Wave Astronomy Era
Speaker: Francesco Pannarale Greco
Institute: Cardiff University
Date: Tuesday, 31 October 2017
Time: 4:00pm
Location: Aula Conversi, Marconi Building, Dept. of Physics, Sapienza 
University

Abstract:
The Nobel Prize winning first observation of a binary black hole merger 
in September 2015 marked the birth of gravitational-wave astronomy.  
Just two years later, gravitational and electromagnetic radiation from a 
binary neutron star coalescence were observed jointly for the first 
time, marking the birth of gravitational-wave multi-messenger astronomy. 
I will describe these two revolutionizing events that are bound to 
continue to impact astronomy, astrophysics, fundamental physics, and 
cosmology for the years to come.  I will also discuss ongoing and future 
efforts in modelling, detecting and analyzing gravitational waves from 
coalescing neutron stars and black holes.

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