Tidal deformation and dynamics of black holes

par Prof. Eric POISSON (University of Guelph)

jeudi 30 oct. 2014, 11:00 → 12:00 Europe/Paris

Amphithéâtre Léon Motchane (IHES)

I will present an overview of the work that has gone into formulating a theory of tidal deformations and dynamics of black holes in general relativity. This includes a description of the tidal environment around a black hole, a description of the tidal deformation in terms of the intrinsic geometry of the event horizon, and a description of how the black hole can exchange energy and angular momentum with its tidal environment.