Sep 12–13, 2024
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
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Relativistic Corrections in Extreme Mass Ratio Inspirals

Sep 12, 2024, 2:20 p.m.
20m
PI/3-394 - Skyroom (Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics)

PI/3-394 - Skyroom

Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

60
15 minute talk (PhD Students)

Speaker

Mr Hassan Khalvati (Perimeter Institute / University of Guelph)

Description

In this paper, we demonstrate that relativistic corrections to gravitational perturbations in amplitudes and fluxes
are essential for accurately studying Extreme Mass Ratio Inspirals (EMRIs) in both vacuum and non-vacuum
environments. We extend the Fast EMRI Waveforms (FEW) framework to the Kerr background for circular
equatorial orbits, providing fully relativistic waveforms in the adiabatic approximation. For beyond-vacuum
scenarios, we investigate the impact of accretion disks using power-law torque models and axionic superradiant
scalar clouds in a relativistic context. Our results highlight the significance of these corrections for improving the
precision and reliability of waveform predictions, parameter estimation, and model selection, which are crucial for the analysis and interpretation of EMRI data in gravitational wave detection
and astrophysical research.

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Primary author

Mr Hassan Khalvati (Perimeter Institute / University of Guelph)

Co-authors

Dr Duque Francisco (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute)) Dr Lorenzo Speri (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute)) Dr Jonathan Gair (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute)) Huan Yang Dr Richard Brito (CENTRA, Departamento de F´ısica, Instituto Superior T´ecnico – IST, Universidade de Lisboa) Alessandro Santini (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute))

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