TAPIR Seminar

In person: 370 Cahill. To Join via Zoom: 868 5298 8404

ABSTRACT: Frequent dynamical encounters in globular clusters significantly enhance the production of multi-messenger phenomena. It is now well established that globular clusters host robust populations of compact objects, including low-mass X-ray binaries, millisecond pulsars, and gravitational wave sources. The evolution of these compact objects is intricately linked within dense star clusters. Black holes impact the dynamics of neutron stars and white dwarfs. In turn, the collapse of white dwarfs and neutron stars through accretion or mergers plays a crucial role in explaining various observations of more massive compact objects. In this talk, I will use binary black hole mergers and millisecond pulsar observations as examples to illustrate the dynamical evolution of black holes, neutron stars, and white dwarfs in dense star clusters. I will demonstrate how we can connect these dynamics with rich observational data to understand compact object formation and evolution.