<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear all,<br><br></div>some of you may be interested in the following workshop that Davide Gerosa, Leo Stein and myself are organizing next summer.<br><div><div>The general registration is now open.</div><div><br></div><div>Best wishes,<br></div><div>Helvi<br></div><div>--------------------</div><div><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:18px;text-align:justify">Numerical Relativity beyond General Relativity, Benasque, Spain</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:18px;text-align:justify"><br></span></div><div><p style="border-width:0px;border-style:none;border-color:currentcolor;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.5px;margin:0px 0px 0.625em;outline:0px none;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(55,55,55);text-align:justify">The
international workshop “Numerical Relativity beyond General Relativity”
will be held at the Benasque Science Center (Spain) on <span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0"><span class="gmail-aQJ">June 3-9, 2018</span></span>.</p><p style="border-width:0px;border-style:none;border-color:currentcolor;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.5px;margin:0px 0px 0.625em;outline:0px none;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(55,55,55);text-align:justify">With
the first detections of gravitational waves, we have entered an
exciting new era in gravitational physics that enables us to learn about
the fundamental properties of gravity with a completely new sense. In
particular, it opens up the unique opportunity to probe gravity in its
most challenging, strong-field, and dynamical regime. Theoretical
predictions of the gravitational wave signal emitted during the late
inspiral and merger of compact binaries in models of gravity beyond
General Relativity (GR) are crucial to truly put Einstein’s theory to
the test. Currently, most beyond-GR predictions are limited to the
weak-field regime. How the gravitational waveform would look in the
highly dynamical near-merger regime, however, is largely unknown. The
latter requires full numerical simulations in beyond-GR theories — a
field that is still in its infancy. It is our goal to kickstart this new
emerging field in gravitational physics with a workshop on “Numerical
Relativity beyond General Relativity.” Therefore, we wish to bring
together experts in Numerical Relativity, fundamental tests of gravity,
and gravitational wave data analysis to facilitate fruitful future
collaborations.</p><p style="border-width:0px;border-style:none;border-color:currentcolor;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.5px;margin:0px 0px 0.625em;outline:0px none;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(55,55,55);text-align:justify">Located
in the beautiful landscape of the Pyrenees mountain range, the Benasque
Science Center will provide an ideal environment to stimulate
discussion, strengthen existing collaborations, and initiate new ones.</p><p style="border-width:0px;border-style:none;border-color:currentcolor;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.5px;margin:0px 0px 0.625em;outline:0px none;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(55,55,55);text-align:justify">Conference dates: <b><span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0"><span class="gmail-aQJ">June 3-9, 2018</span></span></b><br>Registration deadline: <b><span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0"><span class="gmail-aQJ">April 10, 2018</span></span></b><br>Accomodation deadline: <b><span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0"><span class="gmail-aQJ">May 15, 2018</span></span></b><br>Website: <a href="http://www.benasque.org/2018relativity/" target="_blank">http://www.benasque.org/2018re<wbr>lativity/</a></p></div><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">===========================================<br>
Dr. Helvi Witek<br>
Marie-Curie Research Fellow<br>
Dep. Fisica Quantica i Astrofisica & ICCUB<br>
Universitat de Barcelona<br>
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