Gravitational Waves, Radiation Reaction, and Black Hole Systems

引力波、辐射反应和黑洞系统

• 批准号: 0855503
• 负责人: Steven Detweiler
• 金额: $ 17万
• 依托单位: University of Florida
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-09-01 至 2013-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0855503&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Gravitational; Waves; Radiation; Reaction; Black

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5). When a small black hole orbits a much larger one, it emits gravitational waves and slowly spirals inward. This award supports a research program focused on the rate of inspiral of such systems and related features which are imprinted into the gravitational waves. Careful theoretical understanding provides valuable insight into the nature of gravitational wave sources. When combined with the ongoing effort to detect gravitational waves, this will generate detailed tests of our knowledge both of gravitation and of the fundamental astronomical processes ongoing in the Universe.Research in the fundamental areas of physics has historically led to unexpected benefits of unforeseen consequences and broad impact. Future scientists are particularly fascinated by relativity and astrophysics. A definite benefit of this effort includes educating and training students in scientific approaches to the solution of difficult theoretical and technical problems.

该奖项是根据2009年美国复苏和再投资法案（公法111-5）资助的。当一个小黑洞围绕一个大得多的黑洞运行时，它会发出引力波并缓慢地向内螺旋运动。该奖项支持一项研究计划，该计划专注于此类系统的螺旋速度以及印在引力波中的相关特征。仔细的理论理解为引力波源的性质提供了有价值的见解。当与正在进行的探测引力波的努力相结合时，这将对我们对引力和宇宙中正在进行的基本天文过程的知识进行详细的测试。物理学基础领域的研究历史上曾带来意想不到的好处，带来不可预见的后果和广泛的影响。未来的科学家对相对论和天体物理学特别着迷。这一努力的一个明确的好处包括教育和培训学生以科学的方法解决困难的理论和技术问题。