Aerial view of a landscape with fields, with a right angled structure in the middle. Above it, in a red box, the text “Visit GEO600, 10th Open Day, 23 August 23 2025, 12:00-16:00”

Tenth Open Day at GEO600

Saketh Muddu has been honored with the Charles W. Misner Award

Photo of 12 persons at a long table, six on the right and six on the left. The two people at the front are signing a document and smile at the camera.

LISA phasemeter contract signed

In front of a starry background with colorful nebulae text in white reads „30 years Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics“.

The Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics celebrates its anniversary

Astronomical simulation of a black hole: Beam-shaped jet structures in green and pink, surrounded by blue-green shell structures in dark space.

Breakthrough in simulating how neutron stars collide

Five people are standing next to each other. They are smiling at the camera, four of them holding signs with the logos of the clusters of excellence.

Three Clusters of Excellence at Leibniz University Hannover granted funding

Precise modelling of high-speed black hole encounters

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

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

Departments

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.

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.

Laser Interferometry and Gravitational Wave Astronomy

This department's research focus is on the development and operation 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.

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 in data from laser interferometers and pulsar timing arrays, and the operation of the Einstein@Home project, looking for weak radio, gamma-ray and gravitational-wave signals from spinning neutron stars.

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.

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.

Binary Merger Observations and Numerical Relativity

Multi-messenger Astrophysics of Compact Binaries

Continuous Gravitational Waves

Job Offers

Studentische Hilfskraft für den Bereich
Forschungskoordination/Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit

July 01, 2025

Equal Opportunity & Diversity

Talent, creativity and passion – those are the qualities the Max Planck Society and our institute in particular rely on. Our mission is to create a welcoming environment and support employees of all backgrounds, regardless of their gender, nationality, religion, disability, age, sexual identity, socioeconomic status or cultural background. As a STEM institution, we particularly aim to attract female scientists to work at our Institute and to strengthen their visibility in the scientific community.

The Charta der Vielfalt

The AEI signed the “Charta der Vielfalt” diversity charter in February 2022, in order to express its commitment to diversity and equality of opportunity.