PIRSA:24090176

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https://pirsa.org/24090176

Cosmic collisions: neutron-star astrophysics with gravitational waves

Landry, P. (2024). Cosmic collisions: neutron-star astrophysics with gravitational waves. Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. https://pirsa.org/24090176

Landry, Philippe. Cosmic collisions: neutron-star astrophysics with gravitational waves. Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Sep. 19, 2024, https://pirsa.org/24090176 

          @misc{ scivideos_PIRSA:24090176,
            doi = {10.48660/24090176},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/24090176},
            author = {Landry, Philippe},
            keywords = {Strong Gravity},
            language = {en},
            title = {Cosmic collisions: neutron-star astrophysics with gravitational waves},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics},
            year = {2024},
            month = {sep},
            note = {PIRSA:24090176 see, \url{https://scivideos.org/pirsa/24090176}}
          }

Philippe Landry Canadian Institute for Theoretical Physics/Perimeter Institute

Talk numberPIRSA:24090176
DOI10.48660/24090176
Source RepositoryPIRSA
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Talk Type Scientific Series
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Abstract

As endpoints of massive stellar evolution, showcases for the densest matter in the universe, and sites for heavy element nucleosynthesis, neutron star mergers are superb laboratories for astrophysics, strong gravity and nuclear physics. Gravitational-wave observations of these mergers are beginning to reveal neutron stars’ internal structure, provide insight into the astrophysical processes that form them, and expose their role in the chemical evolution of the Galaxy. I will survey some of my recent work in these areas and describe how our theoretical understanding of neutron stars is being shaped by gravitational-wave discoveries.