NRGR 2007 Workshop, July 23-25

Workshop on Effective Field Theory Techniques in Gravitational Wave Physics

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, July 23-25, 2007.

The program will consist of some introductory talks followed by discussions. The focus will be on how effective field theories can be employed to solve open problems in LIGO/LISA physics.
Location: 7th floor of Wean Hall CMU physics Dept. Campus Map.
Directions from the Airport:
The best place to stay is the Holiday Inn which is a five minute Walk from campus. Mention that you'll be attending the Gravity Wave Workshop. Mention that its in association with the Physics deptartment.
Those people receiving financial assistance should contact Karey Day (kflick@andrew.cmu.edu), with your information and the hotel will be pre-payed.
Weather forecast
Things to do nearby campus: Adjacent to campus we have the Carnegie Museum of Art as well as the Museum of Natural History. Behind campus is the Phipps Conservatory.
Things to do with a car: The Andy Wharhol Museum, which is a short ride into the city. About 45 minutes away is Fallingwater

List of Particpants:

Chris Arnesen    arnesen@mit.edu
Andrew Blechman     blechman@physics.utoronto.ca
Cliff Burgess            cburgess@perimeterinstitute.ca
Sean Fleming             fleming@physics.arizona.edu
Delphine Perrodin
Chad Galley crgalley@Glue.umd.edu
James Gilmore           james.gilmore@yale.edu
Walter Goldberger     walter.goldberger@yale.edu
Ambar Jain                ambarj@MIT.EDU
Chul Kim                  chk30@pitt.edu
Sergei Kopeikin        kopeikins@missouri.edu
Oleg Korobkin          korobkin@cct.lsu.edu
Adam Leibovich       akl2+@pitt.edu
Ted Newman            ezra.newman@verizon.net
Rafael Porto              rporto@andrew.cmu.edu
Andreas Ross           andreasr@physics.umass.edu
Ira Rothstein             izr@andrew.cmu.edu
Iain Stewart              iains@mit.edu
Manuel Tiglio          tiglio@cct.lsu.edu
Birjoo Vaishnav    birjoo@gravity.psu.edu
Nico Yunes             yunes@gravity.psu.edu
Jure Zupan              jure.zupan@fmf.uni-lj.si
Saba Zuberi            szuberi@physics.utoronto.ca

Program:

Monday July 23:

9-10:15    Walter Goldberger: The Effective Field Theory Approach I
10:15-10:45         Coffee-Break/Discussion
10:45-12:00         Manuel Tiglio: Progress in Numerical Computations
12:00-2:00           Lunch
2:00:3:15             Walter Goldberger: The Effective Field Theory Appraoch II
3:15-3:45             Coffee-Break/Discussion
3:45-5:00             Sergei Kopeikin: Tests of GR
5:00-5:30             Discussion
6:00                     Dinner at Legumes (transportation to be arranged)

Tuesday July 24:

9-10:15    Ira Rothstein: The Effective Field Theory Approach III
10:15-10:45         Coffee-Break/Discussion
10:45-12:00         The Self-Force Problem: Yasushi Mino
12:00-2:00            Lunch
2:00:3:15              Ira Rothstein: The Effective Field Theory Appraoch IV
3:15-3:45             Coffee-Break/Discussion
3:45-5:00             Raphael Porto: Spinning Compact Objects I
5:00-5:30             Discussion

Wednesday   July 25:

9-10:15    Raphael Porto:   Spinning Compact Objects II
10:15-10:45         Coffee-Break/Discussion
10:45-12:00        Adam Leibovich: Radiation Reaction from EFT
12:00-2:00           Lunch+discussion of open problems.

Some references:
Introductory Lectures on EFT
Walters Les Houches Lectures on NRGR

The formalism was introduced in hep-th/0409156 and in word form hep-th/0605238
Dissipative Effects were derived in hep-th/0511133
Here the EFT formalism was used to calculate the entropy of higher dimensional black holes hep-th/0602016
The introduction of Spin is in gr-qc/0511061
The 3PN spin-spin potential gr-qc/0604099

Here is a set of detailed notes on calculating 1PN (EIH) potential
The Mathematica code with three graviton vertex necessary for EIH