Relativistic Gravitation and Astrophysics

华盛顿大学的研究小组将继续研究 的潜在可观察到的后果的一般 相对论，在实验，天体物理学和 宇宙学背景 引力辐射和阻尼的影响 我们将尽可能地分析致密天体的双星系统 引力辐射的来源和潜在的 引力的替代理论的测试。 的研究 黑洞的正常振荡模式将继续， 强调高泛音模式和旋转黑色模式 孔. 光标量场的可观测效应， 可能出现在粒子的场论中， 相互作用，正在进行分析，以期获得 约束其属性使用测试的“第五 力”和其他引力实验。

The Washington University group, will extend its studies of the potentially observable consequences of the general theory of relativity, in experimental, astrophysical and cosmological contexts. The effects of gravitational emission and damping in binary systems of compact objects will be analyzed, as possible sources of detectable gravitational radiation and as potential tests of alternative theories of gravity. A study of the normal modes of oscillation of black holes will continue, with emphasis on high-overtone modes, and on modes of rotating black holes. The observable effects of light scalar fields, that could arise in field theories of particles and their interactions, are being analyzed with a view to obtaining constraints on their properties using tests of the "fifth force" and other gravitational experiments.