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Welcome to CENTRA: Centro Multidisciplinar de Astrofísica |
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CENTRA is a research unit of Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), created in 1994, with one branch, CENTRA/Algarve, at the University of Algarve and another one at the University of Beira Interior. |
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Nobel prize 2011 on the accelerated Universe and CENTRA participation |
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The Observational Cosmology group at CENTRA, led by Ana Mourao, has participated and collaborated in the Supernova Cosmology Project of Saul Perlmutter, one of the Nobel Laureates.
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Last Updated on Friday, 09 December 2011 14:59 |
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Tides on black holes |
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A new study by CENTRA members was published in the prestigious Physical Review Letters. The study, led by Prof. Cardoso, shows that orbiting compact stars around black holes can raise tides, or rather "tsunamis" on the surface of black holes, leading to important astrophysical consequences.
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Last Updated on Friday, 09 December 2011 14:57 |
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European Action for CENTRA |
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The European Commission Research Executive Agency has approved an International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES) Marie Curie action on "Numerical Relativity and High Energy Physics" (NRHEP), within the FP7 People Programme.
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Last Updated on Friday, 09 December 2011 15:00 |
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Rocha in Highlights of CQG |
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A paper by Jorge Rocha on black hole solutions has been selected as a Classical and Quantum Gravity Highlights 2010-2011. These articles comprise a handful of the best research published in the journal in the last year. |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 01 November 2011 08:15 |
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