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DESCRIPTION:General Physics Colloquium and Salpeter Lecture\, Prof. Fred Ra
 sio\, Northwestern University\n\nRefreshments from 3:30-3:50 pm\n\nTitle: 
  The Astrophysics of LIGO Sources\n\nHost: Dong Lai\n\nAbstract: Over the 
 past 3 years the LIGO-Virgo network of gravitational-wave interferometers 
 has detected a number of sources\, including several black-hole mergers an
 d one coalescing neutron-star binary. In this talk I will review our curre
 nt understanding of the astrophysics of these sources\, focusing on theore
 tical models for their various possible formation paths. Our theoretical u
 nderstanding of compact binary formation remains quite limited\, as it inv
 olves many fundamental uncertainties in stellar astrophysics. Different mo
 dels can lead to very different predictions for the expected physical prop
 erties of these sources and their distribution across the universe\, which
  will soon be tested directly once the pace of additional detections accel
 erates (starting early next year).
GEO:42.449066;-76.481926
LOCATION:Rockefeller Hall\, Schwartz Auditorium
SUMMARY:Department of Physics Colloquium - Salpeter Lecture
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.cornell.edu/event/department_of_physics_colloq
 uium_-_salpeter_lecture_8217
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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