27–29 May 2026
60 St. George St.
America/Toronto timezone
CITA at 40: A Celebration of Cosmic Discovery

Numerical relativity simulations of binary black holes: overview of recent advances

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20m
McLennan Physical Laboratories (60 St. George St.)

McLennan Physical Laboratories

60 St. George St.

University of Toronto, St. George Campus
Oral

Speaker

Harald Pfeiffer (Max-Planck-Institute for Gravitational Physics)

Description

Numerical Relativity simulations are a pillar for the construction of waveform models, which in turn underpin data-analysis of gravitational wave observatories. This talk summarizes some recent advances in Binary Black Hole simulations within the Simulation of extreme Spacetime collaboration (SXS). Topics include waveform catalogs, GW memory, eccentric binaries, scattering encounters.

Author

Harald Pfeiffer (Max-Planck-Institute for Gravitational Physics)

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