Black hole tomography with gravitational waves and artificial intelligence

Abstract

This research aims to study the space around merging black holes by utilizing data from the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave (LIGO) observatory coupled with advanced simulations and artificial intelligence. Collisions between black holes result in ripples in space known as gravitational waves that can be detected by the right instruments, even from billions of light years away. This proposal has the goal of answering fundamental questions about black holes, gravity, and Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity. Given an expected increase in the number of gravity wave observations made by LIGO and other instruments, this is a timely proposal with potentially important implications for our understanding of the universe.

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