Speaker
Gor Oganesyan
Description
"Gamma-ray bursts are short-lasting MeV transients of extragalactic origin. In the last
decades we have learnt about two channels of GRB production: collapsars and compact
binary coalescence. The merger-driven GRBs are also accompanied with gravitational
waves (GWs), thus they offer a unique laboratory for high energy astrophysics, cosmology and fundamental
physics. In this talk I will discuss the current status of GRB observations and open problems.
Then I will talk about the prospects of joint GW and GRB detection in light of next generation
gravitational wave interferometers and upcoming electromagnetic facilities. "
