Postdoc award of the State of Brandenburg for Vijay Varma

Postdoc award of the State of Brandenburg for Vijay Varma
Tim Dietrich receives ERC Starting Grant for exploring binary neutron stars

Tim Dietrich receives ERC Starting Grant for exploring binary neutron stars
The institute mourns the loss of its long-term External Scientific Member Lars Brink

The institute mourns the loss of its long-term External Scientific Member Lars Brink
Leibniz AnsprechBAR

Leibniz AnsprechBAR
Alessandra Buonanno receives the 2022 Tomalla Prize

Alessandra Buonanno receives the 2022 Tomalla Prize
Quantum Gravity: The Sound of Symmetry

Quantum Gravity: The Sound of Symmetry
Professor Guido Müller appointed as new director

Professor Guido Müller appointed as new director

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.

Seminars, Colloquia & Events

Seminars

Seminars

Seminars

Seminars

The AEI Hannover together with Leibniz University Hannover offers a colloquium, an institute seminar, and a student seminar.

Departments

Astrophysical and Cosmological Relativity

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

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

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

Observational Relativity and Cosmology

This department focuses on direct observational consequences of General Relativity. This includes the search for and analysis of gravitational-wave signals, and operation of the Einstein@Home project, looking for weak radio, gamma-ray and gravitational-wave signals from spinning neutron stars.
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Precision Interferometry and Fundamental Interactions

This department’s research encompasses precision interferometry instrumentation for ground-based and space-based gravitational-wave observatories and laser-optical searches for fundamental interactions beyond the standard model.
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Quantum Gravity and Unified Theories

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

Balzan PhD position in "Historical and philosophical aspects of solving the two-body problem in General Relativity"

November 29, 2022

Postdoctoral and senior scientific positions in gravitational-wave physics

November 21, 2022

PhD positions in “Gravity & Matter at the Extreme” at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics in Potsdam

October 28, 2022

Precision Interferometry and Fundamental Interactions

October 19, 2022

Ausbildungsplatz für Kaufleute für Büromanagement (m/w/d)

October 06, 2022

Equal Opportunity and Diversity

The Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics is committed to promoting equal opportunity and to supporting people of all backgrounds. In particular, we focus on fostering gender equality, creating a welcoming and friendly environment for international newcomers, and making our institute attractive to employees and visitors with families.
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Research Schools

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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