Dynamical Formation of Gravitational Wave Sources‏‏‎

January 2 - 7, 2022 | In-Person Conference | #Aspengw2022

Meeting Rationale

This conference will cover broadly the astrophysics of gravitational wave sources (both for current detectors like LIGO and for future observatories like the space-based LISA), with a particular focus on gravitational dynamics and the dynamical formation of merging compact binaries. While the traditional channel for forming compact binaries containing black holes and neutron stars through the evolution of isolated massive binaries has been well studied in the past, it has now also been challenged as the first LIGO detections revealed many surprises. Of particular current interest as a promising alternative is the dynamical assembly of merging black hole binaries in dense star clusters (such as globular clusters, or the central nuclei of galaxies). Other dynamical processes of interest include interactions between compact stellar remnants and gaseous accretion disks around supermassive black holes, as well as the evolution of hierarchical multiple-star systems (triples, quadruples). The group we are targeting for this conference includes theoretical astrophysicists, physicists working in gravitational wave data analysis or detector design, and astronomers observing the rich variety of electromagnetic counterparts and progenitors of gravitational wave sources (e.g., gamma ray bursts, supernovae, X-ray binaries, binary radio pulsars).

Registration

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Scientific Program

List of Registered Participants

Organizing Committee

Smadar Naoz, University of California Los Angeles
Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz, University of California Santa Cruz
Frederic Rasio, Northwestern University
Steinn Sigurdsson, Pennsylvania State University