Gravitational and electromagnetic signals from compact binaries

随着理论预测与明确的观测数据的对抗，科学知识也在不断进步。 我们对宇宙中一些最奇异的元素的理解，例如，黑洞、中子星、超新星伽马射线暴（GRB）的理论模型仍然不完整，因为这些系统的理论模型还不成熟。很快，对来自强引力/高动力系统的引力波的探测将增加一种新的、在许多情况下是互补的方式来探测这些系统。在引力波和电磁波波段获得的知识的结合将为分析迷人的场景提供前所未有的机会，并可能导致天体物理学，极端状态下的引力和宇宙学的重要发现。

Scientific knowledge has advanced as theoretical predictions are confronted with unambiguous observational data. Our understanding of some of the most exotic elements of our universe, e.g., black holes, neutron stars, supernovae gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), remains incomplete as the theoretical models for such systems are not yet mature. Soon the detection of gravitational waves from strongly gravitating/highly dynamical systems will add a new and in many cases complementary way to probe these systems. The combination of the knowledge gained in both gravitational and electromagnetic wave bands will provide an unprecedented opportunity for analyzing fascinating scenarios and will likely lead to important discoveries in astrophysics, gravity in extreme regimes and cosmology.