articleClassical and Quantum GravityJun 19, 2019BRONZE OA

Black holes, gravitational waves and fundamental physics: a roadmap

AAAbbas AskarCBChris BelczynskiGBGianfranco BertoneEBEdi BonDBDiego Blas

Lund University · Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center · +128 more institutions

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Abstract

Abstract The grand challenges of contemporary fundamental physics—dark matter, dark energy, vacuum energy, inflation and early universe cosmology, singularities and the hierarchy problem—all involve gravity as a key component. And of all gravitational phenomena, black holes stand out in their elegant simplicity, while harbouring some of the most remarkable predictions of General Relativity: event horizons, singularities and ergoregions. The hitherto invisible landscape of the gravitational Universe is being unveiled before our eyes: the historical direct detection of gravitational waves by the LIGO-Virgo collaboration marks the dawn of a new era of scientific exploration. Gravitational-wave astronomy will…

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    Abbas AskarCorresponding

    Lund University, Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center, Polish Academy of Sciences

  • CB
    Chris Belczynski

    Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center, Polish Academy of Sciences

  • GB
    Gianfranco Bertone

    University of Amsterdam

  • EB
    Edi Bon

    Isaac Newton Institute, Astronomical Observatory

  • DB
    Diego Blas

    University of London, King's College London, University College London

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  • General relativity
  • Gravitational wave
  • Gravitation
  • Gravitational-wave observatory
  • Gravitational singularity
  • Event (particle physics)
  • Universe
  • Black hole (networking)
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