A study published in Physical Review X by AEI researchers reveals how even the most advanced waveform models can introduce systematic errors when used to measure key properties of black holes.
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From October 20-22, 2025, international experts will gather at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics in Potsdam to explore the history and development of the relativistic two-body problem.
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The LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA collaboration and the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics celebrate the anniversary and present new, exciting results.
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To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the first gravitational-wave detection, we will be taking part in the Long Night of Astronomy on September 13, 2025, at the Zeiss Großplanetarium in Berlin.
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LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics and at Leibniz University Hannover make significant contributions to detect and analyze new gravitational-wave candidates
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A decade after the first gravitational-wave detection, this workshop brings together physicists, historians, and philosophers to explore the evolving history of the relativistic two-body problem.
Location: Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics, Potsdam Science Park Date: October 20-22, 2025
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The Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics in Potsdam is part of the network aiming to decipher the secrets encoded in gravitational-wave data.
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The Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics is one of the four partners in the international consortium GWSky, which the European Research Council has awarded 12 million euros to develop a deeper understanding of gravitational waves.
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Scientists have studied what happens when two stellar-mass black holes merge near a more massive black hole. They have calculated how strong space-time curvature modifies the gravitational waveforms and how this might be detected in future observations.
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