Speaker
Ben Maybee
(University of Edinburgh)
Description
The double copy is a direct duality between Yang-Mills theory and gravity that emerges from the modern scattering amplitudes programme. In this talk I will discuss how the double copy can be applied to the scattering of Reissner-Nordström black holes, deriving the classical perturbative result from charged scalar diagrams, and showing that a novel external axion mode also arises. Such calculations offer the tantalising possibility of greatly simplifying theoretical predictions for precision gravitational wave astronomy.
| What would be the preferred length of your talk? | 20 minutes + questions |
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Author
Ben Maybee
(University of Edinburgh)
