Ulrich Sperhake is a Professor at the University of Cambridge, where he is a member of the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics General Relativity research group. His current research interests are Numerical Relativity, Black Holes as sources of Gravitational Waves, High-Energy Collisions of Black Holes.
In this podcast episode, we learn all about gravitational waves - and how coming up with hypothetical stars can help expand our understanding of the Universe.
Gravitational waves have provided a wealth of information about black holes. But could other objects be hiding in this data too? Researchers are exploring this idea, which may also help resolve the mystery of dark matter.
Physicists have figured out how we might detect hypothetical boson stars. If we do, then this would count as a major step towards solving the riddle of dark matter,
