vortice gravitazionale

TEONGRAV

The landmark detection of gravitational waves has opened a new era in physics, giving access to the hitherto unexplored strong-gravity regime, where spacetime curvature is extreme and the relevant speeds are close to the speed of light. In parallel to its countless astrophysical implications, this discovery can also give important insight for fundamental physics.

We investigate various phenomena related to strong gravitational sources such as black holes, neutron stars, and binaries thereof - that can be used to turn these objects into cosmic labs, where matter in extreme conditions, the very foundations of Einstein's theory of gravity, and even particle physics can be put to the test.

We are exploring some outstanding, cross-cutting problems in fundamental physics: the physics of neutron stars, the limits of classical gravity, the nature of black holes and of spacetime singularities, the existence of extra light fields, and the effects of dark matter near compact objects.


Websites:

Thesis Opportunities:

For information regarding thesis opportunities, please contact: Leonardo Gualtieri and Paolo Pani.


Local Coordinator

Leonardo Gualtieri

People    ▽

Name Surname Role Position
Swetha Bagwat Associata Assegnista
Omar Benhar Associato Senior
Gonçalo Castro Associato Dottorando
Margherita Fasano Associata Dottoranda
Valeria Ferrari Associata Senior
Luca Graziani Associato Assegnista
Leonardo Gualtieri Associato Prof. Associato
Elisa Maggio Associata Dottoranda
Paolo Pani Associato Prof. Associato
Lorenzo Pierini Associato Dottorando
Gabriel Andres Piovano Associato Dottorando
Richard Pires Brito Associato Assegnista
Federica Sassano Associata Dottoranda
Raffaella Schneider Associata Prof. Associato
Massimo Vaglio Associato Dottorando
Rosa Valiante Associata Ricercatrice INAF