Hannover research team develops most powerful laser system yet for gravitational-wave detectors

A brighter future for gravitational-wave astronomy
Cooperation between the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics and the University of Potsdam will be strengthened

Tim Dietrich appointed Max Planck Fellow
The junior professor at the University of Potsdam and adjunct researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics will receive the 20,000-euro prize from the German Research Foundation in recognition of his exceptional scientific achievements.

Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize for Tim Dietrich
Award from the INFN and Galileo Galilei Institute to director at Albert Einstein Institute in Potsdam

Galileo Galilei Medal for Alessandra Buonanno
The 11th of February marks the United Nations' International Day of Women and Girls in Science. The Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics and the Institute for Gravitational Physics at Leibniz University Hannover celebrate the event by highlighting female researchers and their work at the institutes.

International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Distributed volunteer computing project finds neutron star rotating 377 times a second in an exotic binary system using data from NASA’s Fermi Space Telescope

Einstein@Home reveals true identity of mysterious gamma-ray source
German-British instrument mitigates quantum noise effects better than any gravitational-wave detector before

GEO600 reaches 6 dB of squeezing
AEI researcher receives COSPAR award for his excellence and achievements in the field of fundamental physics in space

Dr. Vitali Müller receives a 2020 Zeldovich Medal

Welcome to the Albert Einstein Institute!

The Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) is the largest research institute in the world specializing in general relativity and beyond. The institute is located in Potsdam and in Hannover where it closely collaborates with the Leibniz Universität Hannover.

Astrophysical and Cosmological Relativity

The department develops accurate analytical and numerical models of gravitational-wave sources, and uses them to analyse data, improving our ability to extract unique astrophysical and cosmological information from the observed signals, and testing Einstein’s theory of general relativity.
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Computational Relativistic Astrophysics

Research in this department covers mergers of binary neutron stars and mixed binaries – a black hole and a neutron star – as well as stellar core collapse that form black holes. The department also focuses on studying more fundamental aspects of General Relativity using numerical tools.
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Laser Interferometry and Gravitational Wave Astronomy

This department's research focus is on the development of gravitational-wave detectors on Earth as well as in space. This comprises also a full range of supporting laboratory experiments in quantum optics and laser physics.
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Observational Relativity and Cosmology

This department focuses on direct observational consequences of General Relativity, including the search/analysis of gravitational wave (GW) data, and operation of the Einstein@Home project, looking for weak radio, gamma-ray and GW signals from spinning neutron stars.
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Quantum Gravity and Unified Theories

This department attends to the development of a theory that unifies quantum theory and general relativity – in the framework of superstring theory as well as canonical quantization.
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Independent Research Groups

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Career

Job Offers

MSc thesis: GRACE Follow-On data analysis

February 09, 2021

MSc thesis in the project “High-QG”

February 09, 2021

PhD and postdoctoral positions in “Observation and Astrophysics of Compact-binary Mergers” at AEI Hannover

January 19, 2021

MSc thesis: The missing link – development of the frequency acquisition system for LISA

January 15, 2021

Equal Opportunities

The Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics is committed to promoting equal opportunities for women and men. We take both organizational and personnel measures to facilitate the reconciliation of work and family life and to promote women’s careers. Our aim is to ensure a positive environment that promotes and supports excellence.
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Research Schools

The Institute offers PhD trainings in two International Max Planck Research Schools (IMPRS): The IMPRS on Gravitational Wave Astronomy and the IMPRS for Mathematical and Physical Aspects of Gravitation, Cosmology and Quantum Field Theory.
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