For our #ExpertsWednesday learn more about the work of the @maxplanckpress independent research group “Binary Merger Observations and Numerical Relativity” @BinaryNr at @mpi_grav Hannover:
➡️ https://www.aei.mpg.de/693972/numerical-visualisations
➡️ https://www.aei.mpg.de/785562/news
For our #ExpertsWednesday learn more about the research in the “Laser Interferometry and Gravitational Wave Astronomy” department at @mpi_grav Hannover:
➡️ https://www.aei.mpg.de/33180/interferometry-on-earth
➡️ https://www.aei.mpg.de/interferometry-in-space
The Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics is part of an international collaboration which runs the existing gravitational-wave detectors. The institute's laboratories house various experiments in this area. The institute also develops design concepts for future ground-based dectectors such as the Einstein Telescope and tests new technologies using a detector prototype. In ALPS II, laser technology from the technology is used for experimental particle physics.
For our #ExpertsWednesday learn more about the research in the “Astrophysical and Cosmological Relativity” department at @mpi_grav Potsdam:
➡️ https://www.aei.mpg.de/140019/theoretical-gravitational-dynamics-and-radiation
➡️ https://www.aei.mpg.de/140396/source-modeling-and-astrophysics
➡️ https://www.aei.mpg.de/141056/observing-and-interpreting-gravitational-waves
The primary goal of this permanent independent research group is to detect and study continuous gravitational waves, which are expected from the population of Galactic neutron stars. The detection of continuous waves would allow to unveil stars that would otherwise remain invisible to us, and probe them through a messenger which would carry important information about their internal structure and composition.
The “Observational Relativity and Cosmology” department focuses on direct observational consequences of General Relativity. This includes the search for and analysis of gravitational-wave signals in data from laser interferometers and pulsar timing arrays, and the operation of the Einstein@Home project, looking for weak radio, gamma-ray and gravitational-wave signals from spinning neutron stars.
The goal of the Max Planck Independent Research Group “Binary Merger Observations and Numerical Relativity” is to decipher gravitational-wave observations of merging black holes and neutron stars with the help of our most sophisticated theoretical tool: large-scale numerical simulations of these violent collisions.
The “Laser Interferometry and Gravitational-wave Astronomy's” department research focus is on the development of gravitational-wave detectors on Earth as well as in space. This comprises also a full range of supporting laboratory experiments in quantum optics and laser physics.
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