The event horizons of stationary black holes are marginally outer trapped surface (MOTS). For dynamical spacetimes numerical relativists continue to track these surfaces as proxies for black hole boundaries. In this talk I will review recent (and ongoing) analytical and numerical work on MOTS.
Stellar Compact object mergers are not only important sources of gravitational waves but also central engines that power electromagnetic transients and r-processes, if matter is involved. I will review recent progress modeling the merger of black hole-neutron star and neutron stars binaries highlighting state-of-the-art general relativistic hydrodynamic simulations.
A novel approach in constructing deviations of the Kerr spacetime whereas
the symmetries can be preserved is presented. The method was applied
trivially in all known classical black-hole spacetimes tested, while
provides the possibility of testing and inventing deformations of Kerr in
a quick and innovative way. The methodology is based on earlier work by
As support material for highschool textbooks C. Herdeiro discussed with Professor Manuel Fiolhais how one can explain the concept of black hole for highschool students and the 2020 Nobel physics prize.
This page contains a preliminary list of landmark papers suggested by group members to be discussed in Journal Club sessions. Papers are organized by chronological order.
The asterisk (*) indicates that the paper has been selected for discussion.
We can all tell when a movie of some everyday event, such as a kettle boiling or a glass shattering, is run backwards. Similarly, we all feel that we can remember the past and affect the future, not vice versa.
Our group coordinated the "Numerical Relativity and High Energy Physics" IRSES network (2012-2015). Here is a list of the global network meetings organized:
