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Ultra-Compact Objects: Astronomy with Gravitational Waves
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The most compact objects that shine in the universe are neutron stars. Black holes are even more compact objects that we view indirectly as matter accretes and heats up around them.
Professor Silk will describe the state of our knowledge of neutron stars and black holes, and how new observations of gravity waves are poised to revolutionise this field.
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This event was on Wed, 03 Oct 2018
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