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Astrophysics with the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna

Amaro-Seoane, Pau ; Askar, Abbas LU orcid ; Church, Ross LU orcid ; Davies, Melvyn B. LU and Vigna-Gómez, Alejandro (2023) In Living Reviews in Relativity 26.
Abstract
The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) will be a transformative
experiment for gravitational wave astronomy, and, as such, it will offer
unique opportunities to address many key astrophysical questions in a
completely novel way. The synergy with ground-based and space-born
instruments in the electromagnetic domain, by enabling multi-messenger
observations, will add further to the discovery potential of LISA. The
next decade is crucial to prepare the astrophysical community for LISA’s
first observations. This review outlines the extensive landscape of
astrophysical theory, numerical simulations, and astronomical
observations that are instrumental for modeling and interpreting the
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The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) will be a transformative
experiment for gravitational wave astronomy, and, as such, it will offer
unique opportunities to address many key astrophysical questions in a
completely novel way. The synergy with ground-based and space-born
instruments in the electromagnetic domain, by enabling multi-messenger
observations, will add further to the discovery potential of LISA. The
next decade is crucial to prepare the astrophysical community for LISA’s
first observations. This review outlines the extensive landscape of
astrophysical theory, numerical simulations, and astronomical
observations that are instrumental for modeling and interpreting the
upcoming LISA datastream. To this aim, the current knowledge in three
main source classes for LISA is reviewed; ultra-compact stellar-mass
binaries, massive black hole binaries, and extreme or interme-diate mass
ratio inspirals. The relevant astrophysical processes and the
established modeling techniques are summarized. Likewise, open issues
and gaps in our understanding of these sources are highlighted, along
with an indication of how LISA could help making progress in the
different areas. New research avenues that LISA itself, or its joint
exploitation with upcoming studies in the electromagnetic domain, will
enable, are also illustrated. Improvements in modeling and analysis
approaches, such as the combination of numerical simulations and modern
data science techniques, are discussed. This review is intended to be a
starting point for using LISA as a new discovery tool for understanding
our Universe. (Less)
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  abstract     = {{The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) will be a transformative <br>
experiment for gravitational wave astronomy, and, as such, it will offer<br>
 unique opportunities to address many key astrophysical questions in a <br>
completely novel way. The synergy with ground-based and space-born <br>
instruments in the electromagnetic domain, by enabling multi-messenger <br>
observations, will add further to the discovery potential of LISA. The <br>
next decade is crucial to prepare the astrophysical community for LISA’s<br>
 first observations. This review outlines the extensive landscape of <br>
astrophysical theory, numerical simulations, and astronomical <br>
observations that are instrumental for modeling and interpreting the <br>
upcoming LISA datastream. To this aim, the current knowledge in three <br>
main source classes for LISA is reviewed; ultra-compact stellar-mass <br>
binaries, massive black hole binaries, and extreme or interme-diate mass<br>
 ratio inspirals. The relevant astrophysical processes and the <br>
established modeling techniques are summarized. Likewise, open issues <br>
and gaps in our understanding of these sources are highlighted, along <br>
with an indication of how LISA could help making progress in the <br>
different areas. New research avenues that LISA itself, or its joint <br>
exploitation with upcoming studies in the electromagnetic domain, will <br>
enable, are also illustrated. Improvements in modeling and analysis <br>
approaches, such as the combination of numerical simulations and modern <br>
data science techniques, are discussed. This review is intended to be a <br>
starting point for using LISA as a new discovery tool for understanding <br>
our Universe.}},
  author       = {{Amaro-Seoane, Pau and Askar, Abbas and Church, Ross and Davies, Melvyn B. and Vigna-Gómez, Alejandro}},
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  keywords     = {{black holes; gravitational waves; stellar remnants; multi-messenger; extreme mass ratio in-spirals}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{03}},
  publisher    = {{Springer}},
  series       = {{Living Reviews in Relativity}},
  title        = {{Astrophysics with the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41114-022-00041-y}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/s41114-022-00041-y}},
  volume       = {{26}},
  year         = {{2023}},
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