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HET Brown Bag | Binary Black Holes and Scattering Amplitudes

Mikhail Solon (Caltech)
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
12:00-1:00 PM
3481 Randall Laboratory Map
We develop a systematic framework for describing binary dynamics using modern tools from quantum field theory. Our approach combines onshell methods such as generalized unitarity and the double-copy construction with effective field theory methods for integration and matching. As a first application, we derive a new result in general relativity: the third post-Minkowskian correction to the conservative two-body Hamiltonian for spinless black holes. Prospects and challenges for applying quantum field theory for the gravitational wave physics program are discussed.
Building: Randall Laboratory
Event Type: Lecture / Discussion
Tags: Brown Bag Seminar, Physics, Science, Winter 2020
Source: Happening @ Michigan from Leinweber Center for Theoretical Physics, Department of Physics, HET Brown Bag Series, Leinweber Center for Theoretical Physics Seminars, Leinweber Center for Theoretical Physics