Le 19 juin 2014
De 10h30 à 12h00
Luciano Rezzolla
Institute of Theoretical Physics, Frankfurt, Germany
The merger of a binary system of compact objects (neutron stars or black holes) is expected to be a strong source of gravitational waves, but will also be accompanied by an intense electromagnetic signature. I will overview the rapid recent progress in this problem and show how the dynamics of a binary of magnetized neutron stars leads to a rapidly-spinning black hole surrounded by a hot and highly-magnetized torus. I will also discuss whether jets should be expected during the inspiral and merger of binary supermassive black holes and highlight the difficulties behind their detection.