Date:
Mon, 10/06/201912:00-13:30
Location:
Levin building, Lecture Hall No. 8
Lecturer: Prof. Ehud Nakar of Tel Aviv University
Abstract:
The first gravitational wave detection of a neutron star merger, GW170817, opened the era of multi-messenger gravitational wave-electromagnetic (GW-EM) astrophysics. It is a special event in many levels and its follow-up campaign is probably the largest coordinated observational effort dedicated to a single event ever. It offers an unprecedented data set, and although it is only a single event, it revolutionized our knowledge on neutron star mergers and provided remarkable insights about fundamental physics and astrophysics. In my talk, I will give an overview of the main lessons from this event.
Abstract:
The first gravitational wave detection of a neutron star merger, GW170817, opened the era of multi-messenger gravitational wave-electromagnetic (GW-EM) astrophysics. It is a special event in many levels and its follow-up campaign is probably the largest coordinated observational effort dedicated to a single event ever. It offers an unprecedented data set, and although it is only a single event, it revolutionized our knowledge on neutron star mergers and provided remarkable insights about fundamental physics and astrophysics. In my talk, I will give an overview of the main lessons from this event.