Gravity seminar - Sebastiano Bernuzzi [CANCELED!] Seminar

Abstract: The observation of gravitational and electromagnetic waves from a binary neutron star merger in August 2017 conveyed key information on the
nature of matter at supranuclear densities, on the origin of short-gamma ray burst, on the production site of of heavy elements via r-process nucleosynthesis, and on cosmography. Thus, multimessenger observations of compact binary mergers hold the promise to unprecedent insights on some of the most fundamental physics questions. A crucial and necessary ingredient to intepret such observations is the precise knowledge of the dynamics of the sources. I will talk about recent developments on the modeling of neutron star mergers using numerical simulations in general relativity. I will focus on the numerical exploration of the the merger remnant and mass ejecta and their dependence on the binary parameters. I will discuss detailed models of the gravitational waves and kilonova light curves, highlighting the prospect of using them in joint analysis of multimessenger data.