Black Holes in the Era of Gravitational-Wave Astronomy provides a multidisciplinary, up-to-date view of the physics of black holes, along with an exhaustive overview of crucial open questions and recent advancements in the astrophysics of black holes in the wake of incredible advancements made in the last decade. It includes discussions on improvements in theoretical modeling and observational perspectives for black holes of all sizes, along with associated challenges. The book's structure and themes will enable an entwined understanding of black hole physics at all scales, thus avoiding the compartmentalized view that is typical of more specialized manuscripts and reviews.
This book is a complete reference for scientists interested in a multidirectional approach to the study of black holes. It provides substantial discussions about the interplay of different types of black holes and gives professionals a heterogeneous and comprehensive overview of the astrophysics of black holes of all masses.
- Focuses on recent advances and future perspectives surrounding black holes, providing researchers with a clear view of cutting-edge research
- Offers readers a multidisciplinary, fresh view on black holes, discussing and reviewing the most recent advancements in theoretical, numerical and observational techniques put in place to detect black holes
- Provides a bridge among different black hole areas, fostering new collaborations among professionals working in different, but intrinsically interconnected fields
Section 1: Stellar Black Holes and Compact Stellar Remnants
1. Single Stellar Evolution
2. Binary Stellar Evolution
3. Black Holes In Binaries: Isolated Formation Channels
4. Black Holes In Binaries: Dynamical Formation Channels
5. Black Holes In Binaries Through Observations: X-Ray, Detached, LIGO
Section 2: Massive Black Holes In Star Clusters
6. Formation Channels: IMBH, IMBH Binaries, Imris
7. Observational Perspectives: X-Ray, Radio, Kinematics, LIGO, LISA
Section 3: Massive Black Holes in Galactic Nuclei
8. Supermassive Black Hole Formation Scenarios
9. Theoretical Models and Observational Constraints: Large Scale Dynamics of Galaxy and Supermassive Black Hole Mergers
10. Theoretical Models and Observational Constraints: Small Scale Wet Dynamics of Galaxy and Supermassive Black Hole Mergers
11. Theoretical Models and Observational Constraints: Small Scale Dry Dynamics of Galaxy and Supermassive Black Hole Mergers
12. Theoretical Models and Observational Constraints: Massive Black Hole Triplets and Multiplets of Galaxy and Supermassive Black Hole Mergers
13. Supermassive Black Holes, Galactic Coupled Dynamics and Evolution
Section 4: Primordial Black Holes
14. Primordial Black Hole formation scenarios
15. Primordial Black Hole pairing in the context of GW detections
16. Primordial Black Hole detection prospects
Section 5: Detection prospects
17. Supermassive Black Hole Mergers
18. Massive Black Holes and Compact Objects: X-MRI, H-IMRI, E/IMRI
19. Tidal Disruption Events
20. I/Supermassive Black Hole and Binary Black Holes: Formation and Galactic Centers
Manuel Arca Sedda is Assistant Professor at the Gran Sasso Science Institute, Italy. His research focuses mainly on modelling black hole formation in stellar systems and using models to interpret gravitational wave observations. Manuel obtained his PhD in Astronomy in 2014 from the University of Rome Sapienza. In 2017 he joined the Collaborative Research Center SFB881 The Milky Way System at the University of Heidelberg. In 2018 he was awarded an Alexander von Humboldt fellowship for the research project Black holes at all the scales, focused on the study of the evolution of black holes from stellar to galactic scales. In 2021 Manuel was awarded a prestigious Marie Curie Sklowdoska Fellowship from the European Union to pursue at the University of Padova his research project "GRACE-BH: Gravitational Radiation from Crowded Environments". Elisa Bortolas is Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Milano-Bicocca, working in the group led by Alberto Sesana. Her research focuses on the dynamics of supermassive binaries in preparation for the forthcoming low-frequency gravitational wave detectors. Elisa obtained her PhD in Astronomy from the University of Padova, in 2019, in collaboration with the University of Surrey, working on the dynamics of galactic nuclei. Her PhD thesis was awarded the Gratton prize for the best Italian thesis in Astronomy. She then moved to the University of Zurich, working as a postdoc in the group led by L. Mayer, on the dynamics of massive black hole binaries in the early Universe. Mario Spera is Assistant Professor at the International School for Advanced Studies - SISSA, where he works as a theoretical and computational astrophysicist. The main goal of his research is to provide an astrophysical interpretation to present and forthcoming gravitational-wave detections. Mario obtained his PhD in Astronomy in 2014 from University of Rome - Sapienza. From 2014 to 2017 he was a postdoc at the Astronomical Observatory of Padova, funded by an excellence FIRB 2012 grant (PI Prof. Michela Mapelli). In 2017, he was awarded an independent postdoctoral fellowship from University of Milano-Bicocca. In the same year, he moved to the University of Innsbruck as a postdoctoral fellow. In 2018, Mario joined the LIGO-Virgo international collaboration and he was awarded the prestigious Marie Sklowdoska Curie Individual Global Fellowship. In 2020, he was hired as Assistant Professor in SISSA, after spending two years as Marie Curie Fellow at Northwestern University in Chicago, USA.
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