Contact: cornish[AT]physics.montana.eduLocation: Bozeman, Montana, USA
Announcing the Extreme Gravity Workshop in Bozeman, Montana, August 20th – 22nd 2015
The eXtreme Gravity Institute at Montana State University will host a discussion workshop devoted
to astrophysical systems where relativistic gravitational effects can not be ignored:
* Neutron stars: theory behind the equation of state, modeling of X-ray surface emission, data analysis considerations.
* Black hole shadows: modeling of shadows, data analysis considerations and interpretation of results.
* Gravitational wave astrophysics: extraction of physics, like the neutron star equation of state, after first detections.
* Experimental relativity: cosmological, compact binary and gravitational wave tests of General Relativity.
These areas are ripe for study with the promise of a wealth of observational data coming in the next few years from gravitational wave detectors (LIGO/Virgo, NANOGrav etc), the Event Horizon Telescope, the NICER x-ray telescope, and a wide array of cosmological probes.
We invite interested participants to join in what we expect to be lively and informative discussions led by experts in each sub-field:
* Tessa Baker (Oxford U.)
* Enrico Barausse (Institute d’Astrophysique de Paris)
* Avery Broderick (Perimeter Institute — Waterloo U.)
* Jim Lattimer (Stony Brook )
* Tyson Littenberg (CIERA — Northwestern U.)
* Sharon Morsink (University of Alberta)
* Cole Miller (U. of Maryland)
* Dimitrios Psaltis (Arizona State U.)
* Scott Ransom (NRAO)
* Sanjay Reddy (McGill U.)
* Xavier Siemens (University of Wisconsin — Milwaukee)
Space is limited, so apply soon on the workshop website