Física 2016
The 20th National Meeting of the Portuguese Physics Society (SPF) took place at the University of Minho, in Braga, in the 8-9 September 2016. Gr@v member C. Herdeiro was one of the invited plenary speakers.
Strong Gravity News & Events
At the dawn of a new era in astrophysics: Gravitational waves have arrived
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Ulrich Sperhake (Cambridge U.)
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Physics Amphitheatre
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Abstract: On 14 September 2016, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-WaveObservatory (LIGO) detected the first gravitational wave signal everdirectly observed. This observation also represents the first directobservation of a black-hole binary and has opened up a qualitatively newwindow to the universe.
Gravitational Lensing and BH Shadows Workshop
In the wake of the detection of gravitational waves from black hole mergers and at the door step of an era of precision electromagnetic observations of the horizon scale for black hole candidates, in particular with the Event Horizon Telescope, the gravitation groups at Aveiro University, Gr@v, and at IST-Lisbon, Grit, will organize a two days workshop on Gravitational Lensing and Black Hole Shadows, held at the University of Aveiro (Portugal), on the 3rd and 4th of November 2016.
Quantum Aspects of Black Holes - Yerevan 2016
The workshop on "Quantum Aspects of Black Holes and its Recent Progress", held in Yerevan, Armenia, 25-27 August 2016, with partial support from ICTP, had as an invited speaker Gr@v member C. Herdeiro.
Classical and Quantum Gravity highlights 2015
The paper "Testing General Relativity with past and present Astrophysical Observations" co-authored by several Gr@v members, is one of CQG's highlights for 2015.
Baikal School 2016
Carlos Herdeiro was one of the invited lecturers of the 16th International Baikal Summer School on HEP and Astrophysics, in Siberia, Russia.
2016 National Meeting of Astronomy and Astrophysics
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Physics Amphitheatre
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The XXVI National Meeting of Astronomy and Astrophysics will take place at the University of Aveiro, on the 8th and 9th September 2016. This meeting is organized by the Department of Physics of the University of Aveiro and the Center for Research and Development in Mathematics and Applications (CIDMA), in partnership with the Portuguese Astronomy Society (SPA).
Black strings and higher curvature terms
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Julio Oliva (Concepción U.)
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GAP room
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Abstract: We review different aspects of the construction and perturbations of homogeneous black strings in Gauss-Bonnet and third-order Lovelock theory, which are unstable under s-wave perturbations.
Neutron stars in scalar-tensor theories of gravity
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Hector Silva (Mississippi U.)
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GAP room
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Abstract: Among the various modified theories of gravity, scalar-tensor theories are arguablythe most natural extensions to general relativity.
CQG focus issue on hairy BHs
The awakening of the gravitational astronomy era, together with the ever increasing precision of electromagnetic observations, motivates scrutinizing models of alternative compact objects and their phenomenology. As a contribution to this effort, Gr@v researchers will be guest editors of a Focus issue of Classical and Quantum gravity on hairy black holes.