Speaker
Dr
Imre Bartos
(Columbia University)
Description
The recent discoveries of gravitational waves by LIGO and Virgo unveiled
numerous opportunities in astrophysics, as well as in the study of the cosmos and
the laws of physics. In particular, the observation of a binary neutron star merger
and the ensuing multi-messenger follow-up campaign already yielded a range of
expected and unexpected findings, giving us a taste of what is yet to come. I will
discuss the discovery of GW170817 from the perspective of what we learned from
multi-messenger data. In particular I will focus on the high-energy neutrino
follow-up effort by ANTARES, IceCube, and the Pierre Auger Observatory, what we
learned from these searches, and what we can expect for the near future when the
rate of gravitational-wave discoveries is set to rapidly increase.
Primary author
Dr
Imre Bartos
(Columbia University)
