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Binary evolution in the context of the Einstein Telescope

A new generation of gravitational waves (GWs) detectors, leaded by the future Einstein Telescope (ET), will mark the beginning of a new era in observing our Universe, opening outstanding possibilities to address modern question marks from astrophysics, early Universe cosmology and fundamental interactions. The goal of the PhD project is a thorough investigation of massive binaries evolution towards promising GWs sources, aiming at a) relevant constraints on massive stars' physics in the context of ET detections; b) singling out the impact of stellar evolution codes' input physics on the GWs predictions. Binary evolution models and population synthesis codes will be used to support our University's large observational and theoretical efforts in relieving some of the main uncertainties impacting the sub-grid stellar physics relevant for realistic stellar population synthesis computations.

Date:28 Sep 2021 →  Today
Keywords:Massive stars, Gravitational waves, Population synthesis, Stellar evolution
Disciplines:Gravitational radiation astrophysics, Stellar astrophysics
Project type:PhD project