Speaker
Prof.
Luciano Rezzolla
(Institute for Theoretical Physics, Frankfurt)
Description
I will discuss the rapid recent progress made in modelling these systems
and show how the inspiral and merger of a binary system of neutron stars
is more than a strong source of gravitational waves. Indeed, while the
gravitational signal can provide tight constraints on the equation of
state for matter at nuclear densities, the formation of a
black-hole--torus system can explain much of the phenomenology of short
gamma-ray bursts, while the the ejection of matter during the merger can
shed light on the chemical enrichment of the universe.
Primary author
Prof.
Luciano Rezzolla
(Institute for Theoretical Physics, Frankfurt)
