Comparison of Gravitational Waveforms in General Relativity and Scalar–Tensor Theories

Name: Comparison of Gravitational Waveforms in General Relativity and Scalar–Tensor Theories
Start: 2026-10-16T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-16T15:00:00+02:00
Location: III. ép.

by Kata Karácsonyi (HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre for Physics & University of Szeged)

Friday 16 Oct 2026, 14:00 → 15:00 Europe/Budapest

Tanácsterem (III. ép.)

Tanácsterem

III. ép.

Description

The study of gravitational waveforms is an important part of modern gravitational-wave research. It makes it possible to investigate the detectability of phenomena predicted by general relativity, such as spin flip-flops. It also provides a way to test general relativity, for example by searching for scalar dipole radiation arising in scalar–tensor theories. In my talk, I will present these two research projects in the context of the LISA space-based detector and the third-generation Einstein Telescope. The main question of my research is how well the signal of interest can be distinguished from a similar waveform that does not contain the effect under investigation.