Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP210101279

Funding Activity

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Funded Activity Summary

Do black holes exist? This project aims to verify if black holes can actually exist in our Universe. It is still unknown if any of the candidate objects possess the key black hole feature -- a trapped region from which no signal can escape. By focusing on conditions for existence of trapped regions, this project expects to describe their neighborhoods and observable properties. This information is critical for interpretation of the data from the next generation of gravitational wave detectors and radio telescopes, and for determining the true nature of astrophysical black hole candidates. Further benefits include simplification of calculations of the observable properties of compact objects and resolution of a long-standing black hole information loss paradox.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 10-02-2021

End Date: 09-02-2025

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $357,500.00

Funder: Australian Research Council