The Effective Field Theorist's Approach to Gravitational Dynamics
APA
Porto, R. (2012). The Effective Field Theorist's Approach to Gravitational Dynamics. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/12030088
MLA
Porto, Rafael. The Effective Field Theorist's Approach to Gravitational Dynamics. Perimeter Institute, Mar. 01, 2012, https://pirsa.org/12030088
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@misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:12030088, doi = {10.48660/12030088}, url = {https://pirsa.org/12030088}, author = {Porto, Rafael}, keywords = {Condensed Matter}, language = {en}, title = {The Effective Field Theorist{\textquoteright}s Approach to Gravitational Dynamics}, publisher = {Perimeter Institute}, year = {2012}, month = {mar}, note = {PIRSA:12030088 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}} }
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I review the uses of effective field theory (EFT) techniques, originally developed in particle physics, to study gravitational dynamics. I will focus on the EFT approach to gravitational wave (GW) radiation, aka NRGR, and show how it has succeeded in producing the most accurate description of spinning binary systems to date, opening the door to a new era of precise astrophysical & cosmological measurements and tests of General Relativity via GW interferometry. I will also briefly discuss EFT applications for black hole dissipation/absorption, inflationary dynamics and high energy gravitational scattering.