Theoretical & Experimental Aspects of Gravitational Waves

100 years after their prediction, Gravitational Waves have been observed by the LIGO/ VIRGO consortium.
This opened a new window on our universe, with profound implications for astrophysics, cosmology, and tests of
general relativity. This meeting brings together local and international researchers working in this field. Participation of members of the University and of INFN is welcome.

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11:00 – 11:10 Sabino Matarrese (UniPD) Welcome
11:10 – 11:40 Arianna Renzini (Imperial College, London), Maximum-Likelihood maps of the GW sky
11:40 – 12:10 Carlo Contaldi (Imperial College, London), A line of sight approach to GW backgrounds
12:10 – 12:40 Discussion
12:40 – 14:00 Lunch break
14:00 – 14:30 Giacomo Ciani (UniPD), Status and prospects of GW searches: who and when will be listening
14:30 – 15:00 Pierpaolo Mastrolia (UniPD), Diagrammatic approach to the 2-body dynamics & PN corrections
15:00 – 16:00 Break / discussion
16:00 – 16:30 Gianmassimo Tasinato (Swansea Univ.), Enhancing the primordial GW at small scales
16:30 – 17:00 Angelo Ricciardone (UniPD), Measurement of the GW bispectrum
17:00 – 17:30 Discussion
17:30 – 17:40 Marco Peloso (UniPD), concluding remarks

N. Bartolo, G. Ciani, P. Mastrolia, S. Matarrese, M. Peloso