PIRSA:18090050

Numerical black holes in dynamical Chern-Simons gravity

Okounkova, M. (2018). Numerical black holes in dynamical Chern-Simons gravity. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/18090050

Okounkova, Maria. Numerical black holes in dynamical Chern-Simons gravity. Perimeter Institute, Sep. 27, 2018, https://pirsa.org/18090050 

          @misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:18090050,
            doi = {10.48660/18090050},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/18090050},
            author = {Okounkova, Maria},
            keywords = {Strong Gravity},
            language = {en},
            title = {Numerical black holes in dynamical Chern-Simons gravity},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2018},
            month = {sep},
            note = {PIRSA:18090050 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }

Maria Okounkova

California Institute of Technology

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This talk will explore the applications of the computing power of numerical relativity to gravitational theories beyond general relativity. Specifically, I will consider dynamical Chern-Simons gravity, which has roots in string theory and loop quantum gravity. I will discuss our  formalism and efforts to simulate binary black holes in this theory to generate waveforms LIGO and LISA. Additionally, I will discuss the generation of numerical black hole solutions in this theory, and applications to probing black hole shadows with the Event Horizon Telescope.