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Equilibrium Magnetized Accretion Discs around Hairy Black Holes

GGD - Gr@V Seminar
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Juan José Zaldívar Vázquez (Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica, INAOE)
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Hybrid: Sala 11.2.21 and Teams
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Equilibrium accretion tori are used as initial conditions for GRMHD simulations to study accretion onto compact objects. In this talk, I present the construction of magnetized Komissarov-type discs within hairy black hole spacetimes. I show that equilibrium configurations can be consistently obtained in these backgrounds, as in the standard Kerr case.

The evolution of black hole interiors in classical and semiclassical gravity

GGD - Gr@V Seminar
Speaker
Valentin Boyanov (CENTRA, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa)
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Hybrid: Sala Sousa Pinto and Teams
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In this talk I will present some results regarding the evolution of black holes which possess inner horizons. I will begin by giving an overview of the dynamical formation of such black holes, and the characteristics of their evolution, in contrast to maximally extended solutions.

Probing Vacuum General Relativity: Where to Look and What to Seek?

GGD - Gr@V Seminar
Speaker
Andrea Maselli (Gran Sasso Science Institute)
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Hybrid: Sala Sousa Pinto and Teams
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Astrophysical environments provide an arena to test vacuum General Relativity with gravitational waves. In this talk, I will discuss what binary black hole observations can probe beyond the vacuum paradigm, and where fundamental limitations arise.

Interference, coherence and interferometric signature: The Physics behind black hole imaging

GGD - Gr@V Seminar
Speaker
Haroldo C. Duarte Lima (Federal University of Maranhão)
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Hybrid: Sala Sousa Pinto and Teams
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Our understanding of the cosmos is shaped by what we are able to observe in the sky. Resolving progressively smaller astrophysical structures requires instruments with increasingly high angular resolution. However, even an ideal telescope is limited by nature through diffraction, which ties its resolving power to the diameter of its collecting aperture.

Farewell to Ana (and Romain)

On February 3rd, 2026, our group, together with a few special guests, gathered to bid farewell to our dear colleague Ana Bokulic, who is returning to her hometown of Zagreb. It was a lovely occasion to share memories and good wishes. We also said goodbye to our friend Romain Gervalle (in absentia) as he returns to France. We look forward to welcoming you both again soon!