Speaker
Michael Coughlin
(University of Minnesota)
Description
With the detection of compact binary coalescences and their
electromagnetic counterparts by gravitational-wave detectors, a new
era of multi-messenger astronomy has begun. In this talk, I will
describe how GW170817, our first example in this new class, is being
used to constrain the unknown equation of state of cold supranuclear
matter, and to measure the Hubble constant. I will then discuss how
current ground based optical surveys and dedicated follow-up systems
are being used to identify more of these, and how we are developing
models to test what we find. We will close with near-term prospects
for the field.
Primary author
Michael Coughlin
(University of Minnesota)
