Explore the current state and future prospects of gravitational-wave astronomy in this comprehensive lecture by Christopher Berry from the University of Glasgow. Delve into the groundbreaking detection of gravitational waves by Advanced LIGO/Virgo and its far-reaching implications across physics, from field theory to stellar evolution and cosmology. Gain insights into the precision modeling required for interpreting strong gravitational-wave events and searching for new physics. Learn about upcoming advancements in detector sensitivity, both ground-based and space-based, and the challenges they present for theoretical physicists. Discover the collaborative efforts between classical relativity, effective field theory, and scattering amplitudes experts to address these challenges. Examine the mass distribution of black holes, spin properties, and current observational networks. Understand the importance of the Normal Distribution, Spectral Density, and Basis Theorem in gravitational wave analysis. Conclude with an overview of future predictions, detections, and the exciting developments expected in the field of gravitational-wave astronomy. Read more