Gravitational waves from the black hole binaries of the Universe
by
Monica Colpi(Universita' di Milano Bicocca)
→
Europe/Rome
Aula Conversi (Dipartimento di Fisica - Ed. G. Marconi)
Aula Conversi
Dipartimento di Fisica - Ed. G. Marconi
Description
The detection of a gravitational wave from GW150914 forever changed the role of gravity in our exploration of the Universe. In the future, ground and space based interferometers will immensely improve our knowledge of the Universe and in particular of black holes as astrophysical objects at the extremes. I will discuss the potential link existing between stellar and massive black holes that multi-band gravitational wave observations will unveil. With LISA, the first interferometer in space and with third generation of ground experiments we will be able to pierce deep into the distant Universe to discover the first black hole binaries forming during cosmic dawn, and to learn on how massive black holes evolve via accretion and mergers across all cosmic epochs.