Gravitational Waves, Radiation Reaction, and Black Hole Systems

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，它会发射引力波，并缓慢地向内螺旋旋转。该奖项支持一项研究计划，该计划的重点是这些系统的激励率和相关特征，这些特征被印在引力波中。仔细的理论理解为引力波源的本质提供了宝贵的见解。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。从历史上看，物理学基础领域的研究带来了意想不到的好处、意想不到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。这种努力的一个明确的好处是教育和训练学生用科学的方法来解决困难的理论和技术问题。

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.