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SUMMARY:On the Role of Numerical Relativity in Testing GR using LIGO-Virgo
 -Kagra observations of Binary Black Hole Mergers
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DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Vaishak Prasad\n\ns the sensitivity of the LIGO–Vi
 rgo–KAGRA detector network improves\, gravitational-waveobservations are
  moving from detections to precision measurements. We can now observe comp
 act-binary mergers at larger distances\, probe earlier cosmic epochs\, and
  study exceptionally loudevents in unprecedented detail. These observation
 s enable sharper tests of general relativity\, moreinformative measurement
 s of compact-object populations\, and increasingly stringent requirementso
 n the waveform models that connect strong-field source dynamics to detecto
 r data. In this talk\,I will address the importance and the role of Numeri
 cal Relativity\, along with the main resultsfrom this precision regime: i)
  Area law test of GR with GW250114\, the loudest event observed todate\, i
 i) importance of Numerical Relativity simulations in understanding spuriou
 s violations ofGR [1–6].I will conclude by discussing evidence from rece
 nt research that suggests an amusing possibility:that binary black-hole me
 rgers may exhibit a thermodynamic character\, and nature may selectthe fin
 al state through a maximum-entropy conjecture for black-hole mergers [7].\
 n\nhttps://indico.tpi.uni-jena.de/event/529/
LOCATION:Abbeanum/1 - HS2 - Straubel-HS (TPI\, FSU Jena)
URL:https://indico.tpi.uni-jena.de/event/529/
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