Quasinormal modes of a Schwarzschild black hole

Project Description:

When a black hole is perturbed, it responds by emitting a characteristic ``ringdown'' signal: a superposition of damped oscillations known as quasinormal modes (QNMs). These complex frequencies encode the mass and spin of the remnant and play a central role in gravitational-wave astronomy. This project focuses on computing the QNM spectrum of the Schwarzschild black hole using Leaver's continued fraction method, one of the most accurate techniques available. Further details on attachment

Research Area:

Astrophysics

Project Level:

Honours

This Project Is Offered At The Following Node(s):

(UCT)

Special Requirements:

-> Background in General relativity -> Some familiarity with Python