Physics at Virginia
"What can gravitational wave detectors tell us about nuclear and particle physics?"Peter Shawhan , University of Maryland [Host: Craig Dukes]
ABSTRACT:
LIGO and other large gravitational-wave detectors have now detected signals from over 200 merging binary black hole systems, and from a few merging binary neutron star systems. Along with testing the fundamental physics of gravity (GR), I will point out the ways in which these observations are providing information about nuclear and particle astrophysics. I will also summarize searches for ultralight boson states that could be revealed through distinctive gravitational wave emission or through direct interaction with gravitational-wave detectors. |
High Energy Physics Seminar Wednesday, April 2, 2025 3:30 PM Physics, Room 220 Zoom Link: https://virginia.zoom.us/my/craigdukes?pwd=pN367ShOczQYcc8PSaq0Uz98T0qaJw.1&omn=94509447223 |
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