TAPIR Seminar

Black holes have been heralded as arguably the most fascinating objects in the Universe.  Formed from cataclysmic collapse, in isolation they are simply described by at most three parameters; and act as some of the most powerful engines in the cosmos.   Black holes that form a binary system provide an opportunity to study the non-linear, strong-field aspects of general relativity through the dynamics of the binary and subsequent gravitational radiation.   In this talk, I explore our work in understanding these binary systems using numerical relativity with an emphasis on precessing systems and the promise of their detection via gravitational waves.