Research introduction
We have recently developed Themis, a modular and extensible parameter estimation framework for the Event Horizon Telescope. Themis is used throughout the collaboration to reconstruct black hole images, but also to apply a large number of physical and geometric models to very long baseline interferometry data.
We have a strong background in utilising dynamic spacetime codes such as the Einstein toolkit to model mergers of compact objects like black holes or neutron stars and to compute the gravitational waves emitted from first principle.
Dynamic spacetime codes are also used to simulate the challenging astrophysical conditions of binary black holes that are accumulating magnetised turbulent gas.
Videos & podcasts
Visual content that explains some of the research topics within astronomy, astrophysics and gravity.
Microscopic structure of space-time
What are the building blocks of our universe that everything is made of? In this video, Astrid Eichhorn explains how her work seeks to reveal the fundamental microscopic structure of space-time.
Black holes visual
Two black holes orbit each other in magnetised gaseous environment
The animation shows two black holes (black spheres show their Event Horizon). The colour scale (yellow, orange, red) depicts the mass density of gas, and the white lines show magnetic field lines emanating from the black holes (jets).
