ar X iv : g r - qc / 0 70 20 40 v 1 7 F eb 2 00 7 Relativistic r - modes and shear viscosity

ar X iv : g r - qc / 0 11 20 12 v 1 7 D ec 2 00 1 RELATIVISTIC GRAVITY WITH A DYNAMICAL PREFERRED FRAME

ar X iv : g r - qc / 0 30 20 24 v 1 7 F eb 2 00 3 Electronic Enhancements in the Detection of Gravitational Waves by Metallic Antennae

For mechanical Weber gravitational wave antennae, it is thought that gravity waves are weakly converted into acoustic vibrations. Acoustic vibrations in metals (such as Aluminum) are experimentally known to be attenuated by the creation of electron-hole pairs described via the electronic viscosity. These final state electronic excitations give rise to gravitational wave absorption cross section...

ar X iv : g r - qc / 0 30 11 30 v 3 4 F eb 2 00 3 Area quantization in Quasi - Extreme Black Holes

We consider Quasi-Extreme Kerr and Quasi-Extreme Schwarzschild-de Sitter Black Holes. From the known analytical expressions obtained for their Quasi-Normal Modes frequencies, we suggest an area quan-tization prescription for those objects.

ar X iv : g r - qc / 0 70 20 53 v 1 8 F eb 2 00 7 High Sensitivity Torsion Balance Tests for LISA Proof Mass Modeling

We have built a highly sensitive torsion balance to investigate small forces between closely spaced gold coated surfaces. Such forces will occur between the LISA proof mass and its housing. These forces are not well understood and experimental investigations are imperative. We describe our torsion balance and present the noise of the system. A significant contribution to the LISA noise budget a...

ar X iv : h ep - l at / 0 70 10 10 v 2 3 F eb 2 00 7 1 EQUILIBRIUM THERMODYNAMICS OF LATTICE QCD

Lattice QCD allows us to simulate QCD at non-zero temperature and/or densities. Such equilibrium thermodynamics calculations are relevant to the physics of relativistic heavy-ion collisions. I give a brief review of the field with emphasis on our work.