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Astrophysics, Relativity, and Cosmology Seminar - Hao-Jui Kuan (UIUC) "Tidal resonance: Nonlinearities revealed by numerical relativity"

Event Type
Seminar/Symposium
Sponsor
Department of Physics
Location
Rhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236
Virtual
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Date
Oct 8, 2025   11:00 am  
Speaker
Hao-Jui Kuan (UIUC)
Contact
Deanna Frye
E-Mail
ddebord@illinois.edu
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Gravitational-wave observations of coalescing neutron stars offer a unique window into a regime where gravity and matter interact strongly and evolve dynamically. In this talk, we examine the tidal‑resonance imprint on waveforms arising in the final ∼100 milliseconds of inspiral. Notably, the fundamental mode resonantly excited during this stage exhibits pronounced nonlinearities beyond the reach of current analytical approaches. We present a first‑of‑its‑kind suite of high‑precision numerical simulations that partially confirm our theoretical predictions while uncovering new nonlinear phenomena. We propose a simple modification to current waveform models to capture the late‑time signal, and highlight the need for more comprehensive modeling to achieve full consistency.

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