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Astrophysics with the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna. / Amaro-Seoane, Pau; Andrews, Jeff; Sedda, Manuel Arca; Askar, Abbas.; Baghi, Quentin; Balasov, Razvan; Bartos, Imre; Bavera, Simone S.; Bellovary, Jillian; Berry, Christopher P. L.; Berti, Emanuele; Bianchi, Stefano; Blecha, Laura; Blondin, Stephane; Bogdanovic, Tamara; Boissier, Samuel; Bonetti, Matteo; Bonoli, Silvia; Bortolas, Elisa; Breivik, Katelyn; Capelo, Pedro R.; Caramete, Laurentiu; Cattorini, Federico; Charisi, Maria; Chaty, Sylvain; Chen, Xian; Chruslinska, Martyna; Chua, Alvin J. K.; Church, Ross; Colpi, Monica; D'Orazio, Daniel; Danielski, Camilla; Davies, Melvyn B.; Dayal, Pratika; De Rosa, Alessandra; Derdzinski, Andrea; Destounis, Kyriakos; Dotti, Massimo; Dutan, Ioana; Dvorkin, Irina; Fabj, Gaia; Foglizzo, Thierry; Ford, Saavik; Fouvry, Jean-Baptiste; Franchini, Alessia; Fragos, Tassos; Fryer, Chris; Gaspari, Massimo; Gerosa, Davide; Graziani, Luca; Groot, Paul; Habouzit, Melanie; Haggard, Daryl; Haiman, Zoltan; Han, Wen-Biao; Istrate, Alina; Johansson, Peter H.; Khan, Fazeel Mahmood; Kimpson, Tomas; Kokkotas, Kostas; Kong, Albert; Korol, Valeriya; Kremer, Kyle; Kupfer, Thomas; Lamberts, Astrid; Larson, Shane; Lau, Mike; Liu, Dongliang; Lloyd-Ronning, Nicole; Lodato, Giuseppe; Lupi, Alessandro; Ma, Chung-Pei; Maccarone, Tomas; Mandel, Ilya; Mangiagli, Alberto; Mapelli, Michela; Mathis, Stephane; Mayer, Lucio; McGee, Sean; McKernan, Berry; Miller, M. Coleman; Mota, David F.; Mumpower, Matthew; Nasim, Syeda S.; Nelemans, Gijs; Noble, Scott; Pacucci, Fabio; Panessa, Francesca; Paschalidis, Vasileios; Pfister, Hugo; Porquet, Delphine; Quenby, John; Ricarte, Angelo; Roepke, Friedrich K.; Regan, John; Rosswog, Stephan; Ruiter, Ashley; Ruiz, Milton; Runnoe, Jessie; Schneider, Raffaella; Schnittman, Jeremy; Secunda, Amy; Sesana, Alberto; Seto, Naoki; Shao, Lijing; Shapiro, Stuart; Sopuerta, Carlos; Stone, Nicholas C.; Suvorov, Arthur; Tamanini, Nicola; Tamfal, Tomas; Tauris, Thomas; Temmink, Karel; Tomsick, John; Toonen, Silvia; Torres-Orjuela, Alejandro; Toscani, Martina; Tsokaros, Antonios; Unal, Caner; Vazquez-Aceves, Veronica; Valiante, Rosa; van Putten, Maurice; van Roestel, Jan; Vignali, Christian; Volonteri, Marta; Wu, Kinwah; Younsi, Ziri; Yu, Shenghua; Zane, Silvia; Zwick, Lorenz; Antonini, Fabio; Baibhav, Vishal; Barausse, Enrico; Bonilla Rivera, Alexander; Branchesi, Marica; Branduardi-Raymont, Graziella; Burdge, Kevin; Chakraborty, Srija; Cuadra, Jorge; Dage, Kristen; Davis, Benjamin; de Mink, Selma E.; Decarli, Roberto; Doneva, Daniela; Escoffier, Stephanie; Gandhi, Poshak; Haardt, Francesco; Lousto, Carlos O.; Nissanke, Samaya; Nordhaus, Jason; O'Shaughnessy, Richard; Portegies Zwart, Simon; Pound, Adam; Schussler, Fabian; Sergijenko, Olga; Spallicci, Alessandro; Vernieri, Daniele; Vigna-Gomez, Alejandro.

In: Living Reviews in Relativity, Vol. 26, No. 1, 2, 14.03.2023.

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Amaro-Seoane, P, Andrews, J, Sedda, MA, Askar, A, Baghi, Q, Balasov, R, Bartos, I, Bavera, SS, Bellovary, J, Berry, CPL, Berti, E, Bianchi, S, Blecha, L, Blondin, S, Bogdanovic, T, Boissier, S, Bonetti, M, Bonoli, S, Bortolas, E, Breivik, K, Capelo, PR, Caramete, L, Cattorini, F, Charisi, M, Chaty, S, Chen, X, Chruslinska, M, Chua, AJK, Church, R, Colpi, M, D'Orazio, D, Danielski, C, Davies, MB, Dayal, P, De Rosa, A, Derdzinski, A, Destounis, K, Dotti, M, Dutan, I, Dvorkin, I, Fabj, G, Foglizzo, T, Ford, S, Fouvry, J-B, Franchini, A, Fragos, T, Fryer, C, Gaspari, M, Gerosa, D, Graziani, L, Groot, P, Habouzit, M, Haggard, D, Haiman, Z, Han, W-B, Istrate, A, Johansson, PH, Khan, FM, Kimpson, T, Kokkotas, K, Kong, A, Korol, V, Kremer, K, Kupfer, T, Lamberts, A, Larson, S, Lau, M, Liu, D, Lloyd-Ronning, N, Lodato, G, Lupi, A, Ma, C-P, Maccarone, T, Mandel, I, Mangiagli, A, Mapelli, M, Mathis, S, Mayer, L, McGee, S, McKernan, B, Miller, MC, Mota, DF, Mumpower, M, Nasim, SS, Nelemans, G, Noble, S, Pacucci, F, Panessa, F, Paschalidis, V, Pfister, H, Porquet, D, Quenby, J, Ricarte, A, Roepke, FK, Regan, J, Rosswog, S, Ruiter, A, Ruiz, M, Runnoe, J, Schneider, R, Schnittman, J, Secunda, A, Sesana, A, Seto, N, Shao, L, Shapiro, S, Sopuerta, C, Stone, NC, Suvorov, A, Tamanini, N, Tamfal, T, Tauris, T, Temmink, K, Tomsick, J, Toonen, S, Torres-Orjuela, A, Toscani, M, Tsokaros, A, Unal, C, Vazquez-Aceves, V, Valiante, R, van Putten, M, van Roestel, J, Vignali, C, Volonteri, M, Wu, K, Younsi, Z, Yu, S, Zane, S, Zwick, L, Antonini, F, Baibhav, V, Barausse, E, Bonilla Rivera, A, Branchesi, M, Branduardi-Raymont, G, Burdge, K, Chakraborty, S, Cuadra, J, Dage, K, Davis, B, de Mink, SE, Decarli, R, Doneva, D, Escoffier, S, Gandhi, P, Haardt, F, Lousto, CO, Nissanke, S, Nordhaus, J, O'Shaughnessy, R, Portegies Zwart, S, Pound, A, Schussler, F, Sergijenko, O, Spallicci, A, Vernieri, D & Vigna-Gomez, A 2023, 'Astrophysics with the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna', Living Reviews in Relativity, vol. 26, no. 1, 2. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41114-022-00041-y

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Amaro-Seoane, P., Andrews, J., Sedda, M. A., Askar, A., Baghi, Q., Balasov, R., Bartos, I., Bavera, S. S., Bellovary, J., Berry, C. P. L., Berti, E., Bianchi, S., Blecha, L., Blondin, S., Bogdanovic, T., Boissier, S., Bonetti, M., Bonoli, S., Bortolas, E., ... Vigna-Gomez, A. (2023). Astrophysics with the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna. Living Reviews in Relativity, 26(1), [2]. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41114-022-00041-y

Vancouver

Amaro-Seoane P, Andrews J, Sedda MA, Askar A, Baghi Q, Balasov R et al. Astrophysics with the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna. Living Reviews in Relativity. 2023 Mar 14;26(1). 2. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41114-022-00041-y

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Amaro-Seoane, Pau ; Andrews, Jeff ; Sedda, Manuel Arca ; Askar, Abbas. ; Baghi, Quentin ; Balasov, Razvan ; Bartos, Imre ; Bavera, Simone S. ; Bellovary, Jillian ; Berry, Christopher P. L. ; Berti, Emanuele ; Bianchi, Stefano ; Blecha, Laura ; Blondin, Stephane ; Bogdanovic, Tamara ; Boissier, Samuel ; Bonetti, Matteo ; Bonoli, Silvia ; Bortolas, Elisa ; Breivik, Katelyn ; Capelo, Pedro R. ; Caramete, Laurentiu ; Cattorini, Federico ; Charisi, Maria ; Chaty, Sylvain ; Chen, Xian ; Chruslinska, Martyna ; Chua, Alvin J. K. ; Church, Ross ; Colpi, Monica ; D'Orazio, Daniel ; Danielski, Camilla ; Davies, Melvyn B. ; Dayal, Pratika ; De Rosa, Alessandra ; Derdzinski, Andrea ; Destounis, Kyriakos ; Dotti, Massimo ; Dutan, Ioana ; Dvorkin, Irina ; Fabj, Gaia ; Foglizzo, Thierry ; Ford, Saavik ; Fouvry, Jean-Baptiste ; Franchini, Alessia ; Fragos, Tassos ; Fryer, Chris ; Gaspari, Massimo ; Gerosa, Davide ; Graziani, Luca ; Groot, Paul ; Habouzit, Melanie ; Haggard, Daryl ; Haiman, Zoltan ; Han, Wen-Biao ; Istrate, Alina ; Johansson, Peter H. ; Khan, Fazeel Mahmood ; Kimpson, Tomas ; Kokkotas, Kostas ; Kong, Albert ; Korol, Valeriya ; Kremer, Kyle ; Kupfer, Thomas ; Lamberts, Astrid ; Larson, Shane ; Lau, Mike ; Liu, Dongliang ; Lloyd-Ronning, Nicole ; Lodato, Giuseppe ; Lupi, Alessandro ; Ma, Chung-Pei ; Maccarone, Tomas ; Mandel, Ilya ; Mangiagli, Alberto ; Mapelli, Michela ; Mathis, Stephane ; Mayer, Lucio ; McGee, Sean ; McKernan, Berry ; Miller, M. Coleman ; Mota, David F. ; Mumpower, Matthew ; Nasim, Syeda S. ; Nelemans, Gijs ; Noble, Scott ; Pacucci, Fabio ; Panessa, Francesca ; Paschalidis, Vasileios ; Pfister, Hugo ; Porquet, Delphine ; Quenby, John ; Ricarte, Angelo ; Roepke, Friedrich K. ; Regan, John ; Rosswog, Stephan ; Ruiter, Ashley ; Ruiz, Milton ; Runnoe, Jessie ; Schneider, Raffaella ; Schnittman, Jeremy ; Secunda, Amy ; Sesana, Alberto ; Seto, Naoki ; Shao, Lijing ; Shapiro, Stuart ; Sopuerta, Carlos ; Stone, Nicholas C. ; Suvorov, Arthur ; Tamanini, Nicola ; Tamfal, Tomas ; Tauris, Thomas ; Temmink, Karel ; Tomsick, John ; Toonen, Silvia ; Torres-Orjuela, Alejandro ; Toscani, Martina ; Tsokaros, Antonios ; Unal, Caner ; Vazquez-Aceves, Veronica ; Valiante, Rosa ; van Putten, Maurice ; van Roestel, Jan ; Vignali, Christian ; Volonteri, Marta ; Wu, Kinwah ; Younsi, Ziri ; Yu, Shenghua ; Zane, Silvia ; Zwick, Lorenz ; Antonini, Fabio ; Baibhav, Vishal ; Barausse, Enrico ; Bonilla Rivera, Alexander ; Branchesi, Marica ; Branduardi-Raymont, Graziella ; Burdge, Kevin ; Chakraborty, Srija ; Cuadra, Jorge ; Dage, Kristen ; Davis, Benjamin ; de Mink, Selma E. ; Decarli, Roberto ; Doneva, Daniela ; Escoffier, Stephanie ; Gandhi, Poshak ; Haardt, Francesco ; Lousto, Carlos O. ; Nissanke, Samaya ; Nordhaus, Jason ; O'Shaughnessy, Richard ; Portegies Zwart, Simon ; Pound, Adam ; Schussler, Fabian ; Sergijenko, Olga ; Spallicci, Alessandro ; Vernieri, Daniele ; Vigna-Gomez, Alejandro. / Astrophysics with the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna. In: Living Reviews in Relativity. 2023 ; Vol. 26, No. 1.

Bibtex

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title = "Astrophysics with the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna",
abstract = "The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) will be a transformative experiment for gravitational wave astronomy, and, as such, it will offer unique opportunities to address many key astrophysical questions in a completely novel way. The synergy with ground-based and space-born instruments in the electromagnetic domain, by enabling multi-messenger observations, will add further to the discovery potential of LISA. The next decade is crucial to prepare the astrophysical community for LISA's first observations. This review outlines the extensive landscape of astrophysical theory, numerical simulations, and astronomical observations that are instrumental for modeling and interpreting the upcoming LISA datastream. To this aim, the current knowledge in three main source classes for LISA is reviewed; ultra-compact stellar-mass binaries, massive black hole binaries, and extreme or interme-diate mass ratio inspirals. The relevant astrophysical processes and the established modeling techniques are summarized. Likewise, open issues and gaps in our understanding of these sources are highlighted, along with an indication of how LISA could help making progress in the different areas. New research avenues that LISA itself, or its joint exploitation with upcoming studies in the electromagnetic domain, will enable, are also illustrated. Improvements in modeling and analysis approaches, such as the combination of numerical simulations and modern data science techniques, are discussed. This review is intended to be a starting point for using LISA as a new discovery tool for understanding our Universe.",
keywords = "Black holes, Gravitational waves, Stellar remnants, Multi-messenger, Extreme mass ratio in-spirals, MASSIVE BLACK-HOLE, X-RAY BINARIES, ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI, MOCCA-SURVEY DATABASE, WHITE-DWARF BINARIES, AM-CVN STARS, GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE SOURCES, COMMON-ENVELOPE EVOLUTION, TIDAL DISRUPTION EVENTS, DOUBLE NEUTRON-STARS",
author = "Pau Amaro-Seoane and Jeff Andrews and Sedda, {Manuel Arca} and Abbas. Askar and Quentin Baghi and Razvan Balasov and Imre Bartos and Bavera, {Simone S.} and Jillian Bellovary and Berry, {Christopher P. L.} and Emanuele Berti and Stefano Bianchi and Laura Blecha and Stephane Blondin and Tamara Bogdanovic and Samuel Boissier and Matteo Bonetti and Silvia Bonoli and Elisa Bortolas and Katelyn Breivik and Capelo, {Pedro R.} and Laurentiu Caramete and Federico Cattorini and Maria Charisi and Sylvain Chaty and Xian Chen and Martyna Chruslinska and Chua, {Alvin J. K.} and Ross Church and Monica Colpi and Daniel D'Orazio and Camilla Danielski and Davies, {Melvyn B.} and Pratika Dayal and {De Rosa}, Alessandra and Andrea Derdzinski and Kyriakos Destounis and Massimo Dotti and Ioana Dutan and Irina Dvorkin and Gaia Fabj and Thierry Foglizzo and Saavik Ford and Jean-Baptiste Fouvry and Alessia Franchini and Tassos Fragos and Chris Fryer and Massimo Gaspari and Davide Gerosa and Luca Graziani and Paul Groot and Melanie Habouzit and Daryl Haggard and Zoltan Haiman and Wen-Biao Han and Alina Istrate and Johansson, {Peter H.} and Khan, {Fazeel Mahmood} and Tomas Kimpson and Kostas Kokkotas and Albert Kong and Valeriya Korol and Kyle Kremer and Thomas Kupfer and Astrid Lamberts and Shane Larson and Mike Lau and Dongliang Liu and Nicole Lloyd-Ronning and Giuseppe Lodato and Alessandro Lupi and Chung-Pei Ma and Tomas Maccarone and Ilya Mandel and Alberto Mangiagli and Michela Mapelli and Stephane Mathis and Lucio Mayer and Sean McGee and Berry McKernan and Miller, {M. Coleman} and Mota, {David F.} and Matthew Mumpower and Nasim, {Syeda S.} and Gijs Nelemans and Scott Noble and Fabio Pacucci and Francesca Panessa and Vasileios Paschalidis and Hugo Pfister and Delphine Porquet and John Quenby and Angelo Ricarte and Roepke, {Friedrich K.} and John Regan and Stephan Rosswog and Ashley Ruiter and Milton Ruiz and Jessie Runnoe and Raffaella Schneider and Jeremy Schnittman and Amy Secunda and Alberto Sesana and Naoki Seto and Lijing Shao and Stuart Shapiro and Carlos Sopuerta and Stone, {Nicholas C.} and Arthur Suvorov and Nicola Tamanini and Tomas Tamfal and Thomas Tauris and Karel Temmink and John Tomsick and Silvia Toonen and Alejandro Torres-Orjuela and Martina Toscani and Antonios Tsokaros and Caner Unal and Veronica Vazquez-Aceves and Rosa Valiante and {van Putten}, Maurice and {van Roestel}, Jan and Christian Vignali and Marta Volonteri and Kinwah Wu and Ziri Younsi and Shenghua Yu and Silvia Zane and Lorenz Zwick and Fabio Antonini and Vishal Baibhav and Enrico Barausse and {Bonilla Rivera}, Alexander and Marica Branchesi and Graziella Branduardi-Raymont and Kevin Burdge and Srija Chakraborty and Jorge Cuadra and Kristen Dage and Benjamin Davis and {de Mink}, {Selma E.} and Roberto Decarli and Daniela Doneva and Stephanie Escoffier and Poshak Gandhi and Francesco Haardt and Lousto, {Carlos O.} and Samaya Nissanke and Jason Nordhaus and Richard O'Shaughnessy and {Portegies Zwart}, Simon and Adam Pound and Fabian Schussler and Olga Sergijenko and Alessandro Spallicci and Daniele Vernieri and Alejandro Vigna-Gomez",
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AU - Andrews, Jeff

AU - Sedda, Manuel Arca

AU - Askar, Abbas.

AU - Baghi, Quentin

AU - Balasov, Razvan

AU - Bartos, Imre

AU - Bavera, Simone S.

AU - Bellovary, Jillian

AU - Berry, Christopher P. L.

AU - Berti, Emanuele

AU - Bianchi, Stefano

AU - Blecha, Laura

AU - Blondin, Stephane

AU - Bogdanovic, Tamara

AU - Boissier, Samuel

AU - Bonetti, Matteo

AU - Bonoli, Silvia

AU - Bortolas, Elisa

AU - Breivik, Katelyn

AU - Capelo, Pedro R.

AU - Caramete, Laurentiu

AU - Cattorini, Federico

AU - Charisi, Maria

AU - Chaty, Sylvain

AU - Chen, Xian

AU - Chruslinska, Martyna

AU - Chua, Alvin J. K.

AU - Church, Ross

AU - Colpi, Monica

AU - D'Orazio, Daniel

AU - Danielski, Camilla

AU - Davies, Melvyn B.

AU - Dayal, Pratika

AU - De Rosa, Alessandra

AU - Derdzinski, Andrea

AU - Destounis, Kyriakos

AU - Dotti, Massimo

AU - Dutan, Ioana

AU - Dvorkin, Irina

AU - Fabj, Gaia

AU - Foglizzo, Thierry

AU - Ford, Saavik

AU - Fouvry, Jean-Baptiste

AU - Franchini, Alessia

AU - Fragos, Tassos

AU - Fryer, Chris

AU - Gaspari, Massimo

AU - Gerosa, Davide

AU - Graziani, Luca

AU - Groot, Paul

AU - Habouzit, Melanie

AU - Haggard, Daryl

AU - Haiman, Zoltan

AU - Han, Wen-Biao

AU - Istrate, Alina

AU - Johansson, Peter H.

AU - Khan, Fazeel Mahmood

AU - Kimpson, Tomas

AU - Kokkotas, Kostas

AU - Kong, Albert

AU - Korol, Valeriya

AU - Kremer, Kyle

AU - Kupfer, Thomas

AU - Lamberts, Astrid

AU - Larson, Shane

AU - Lau, Mike

AU - Liu, Dongliang

AU - Lloyd-Ronning, Nicole

AU - Lodato, Giuseppe

AU - Lupi, Alessandro

AU - Ma, Chung-Pei

AU - Maccarone, Tomas

AU - Mandel, Ilya

AU - Mangiagli, Alberto

AU - Mapelli, Michela

AU - Mathis, Stephane

AU - Mayer, Lucio

AU - McGee, Sean

AU - McKernan, Berry

AU - Miller, M. Coleman

AU - Mota, David F.

AU - Mumpower, Matthew

AU - Nasim, Syeda S.

AU - Nelemans, Gijs

AU - Noble, Scott

AU - Pacucci, Fabio

AU - Panessa, Francesca

AU - Paschalidis, Vasileios

AU - Pfister, Hugo

AU - Porquet, Delphine

AU - Quenby, John

AU - Ricarte, Angelo

AU - Roepke, Friedrich K.

AU - Regan, John

AU - Rosswog, Stephan

AU - Ruiter, Ashley

AU - Ruiz, Milton

AU - Runnoe, Jessie

AU - Schneider, Raffaella

AU - Schnittman, Jeremy

AU - Secunda, Amy

AU - Sesana, Alberto

AU - Seto, Naoki

AU - Shao, Lijing

AU - Shapiro, Stuart

AU - Sopuerta, Carlos

AU - Stone, Nicholas C.

AU - Suvorov, Arthur

AU - Tamanini, Nicola

AU - Tamfal, Tomas

AU - Tauris, Thomas

AU - Temmink, Karel

AU - Tomsick, John

AU - Toonen, Silvia

AU - Torres-Orjuela, Alejandro

AU - Toscani, Martina

AU - Tsokaros, Antonios

AU - Unal, Caner

AU - Vazquez-Aceves, Veronica

AU - Valiante, Rosa

AU - van Putten, Maurice

AU - van Roestel, Jan

AU - Vignali, Christian

AU - Volonteri, Marta

AU - Wu, Kinwah

AU - Younsi, Ziri

AU - Yu, Shenghua

AU - Zane, Silvia

AU - Zwick, Lorenz

AU - Antonini, Fabio

AU - Baibhav, Vishal

AU - Barausse, Enrico

AU - Bonilla Rivera, Alexander

AU - Branchesi, Marica

AU - Branduardi-Raymont, Graziella

AU - Burdge, Kevin

AU - Chakraborty, Srija

AU - Cuadra, Jorge

AU - Dage, Kristen

AU - Davis, Benjamin

AU - de Mink, Selma E.

AU - Decarli, Roberto

AU - Doneva, Daniela

AU - Escoffier, Stephanie

AU - Gandhi, Poshak

AU - Haardt, Francesco

AU - Lousto, Carlos O.

AU - Nissanke, Samaya

AU - Nordhaus, Jason

AU - O'Shaughnessy, Richard

AU - Portegies Zwart, Simon

AU - Pound, Adam

AU - Schussler, Fabian

AU - Sergijenko, Olga

AU - Spallicci, Alessandro

AU - Vernieri, Daniele

AU - Vigna-Gomez, Alejandro

PY - 2023/3/14

Y1 - 2023/3/14

N2 - The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) will be a transformative experiment for gravitational wave astronomy, and, as such, it will offer unique opportunities to address many key astrophysical questions in a completely novel way. The synergy with ground-based and space-born instruments in the electromagnetic domain, by enabling multi-messenger observations, will add further to the discovery potential of LISA. The next decade is crucial to prepare the astrophysical community for LISA's first observations. This review outlines the extensive landscape of astrophysical theory, numerical simulations, and astronomical observations that are instrumental for modeling and interpreting the upcoming LISA datastream. To this aim, the current knowledge in three main source classes for LISA is reviewed; ultra-compact stellar-mass binaries, massive black hole binaries, and extreme or interme-diate mass ratio inspirals. The relevant astrophysical processes and the established modeling techniques are summarized. Likewise, open issues and gaps in our understanding of these sources are highlighted, along with an indication of how LISA could help making progress in the different areas. New research avenues that LISA itself, or its joint exploitation with upcoming studies in the electromagnetic domain, will enable, are also illustrated. Improvements in modeling and analysis approaches, such as the combination of numerical simulations and modern data science techniques, are discussed. This review is intended to be a starting point for using LISA as a new discovery tool for understanding our Universe.

AB - The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) will be a transformative experiment for gravitational wave astronomy, and, as such, it will offer unique opportunities to address many key astrophysical questions in a completely novel way. The synergy with ground-based and space-born instruments in the electromagnetic domain, by enabling multi-messenger observations, will add further to the discovery potential of LISA. The next decade is crucial to prepare the astrophysical community for LISA's first observations. This review outlines the extensive landscape of astrophysical theory, numerical simulations, and astronomical observations that are instrumental for modeling and interpreting the upcoming LISA datastream. To this aim, the current knowledge in three main source classes for LISA is reviewed; ultra-compact stellar-mass binaries, massive black hole binaries, and extreme or interme-diate mass ratio inspirals. The relevant astrophysical processes and the established modeling techniques are summarized. Likewise, open issues and gaps in our understanding of these sources are highlighted, along with an indication of how LISA could help making progress in the different areas. New research avenues that LISA itself, or its joint exploitation with upcoming studies in the electromagnetic domain, will enable, are also illustrated. Improvements in modeling and analysis approaches, such as the combination of numerical simulations and modern data science techniques, are discussed. This review is intended to be a starting point for using LISA as a new discovery tool for understanding our Universe.

KW - Black holes

KW - Gravitational waves

KW - Stellar remnants

KW - Multi-messenger

KW - Extreme mass ratio in-spirals

KW - MASSIVE BLACK-HOLE

KW - X-RAY BINARIES

KW - ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI

KW - MOCCA-SURVEY DATABASE

KW - WHITE-DWARF BINARIES

KW - AM-CVN STARS

KW - GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE SOURCES

KW - COMMON-ENVELOPE EVOLUTION

KW - TIDAL DISRUPTION EVENTS

KW - DOUBLE NEUTRON-STARS

U2 - 10.1007/s41114-022-00041-y

DO - 10.1007/s41114-022-00041-y

M3 - Review

VL - 26

JO - Living Reviews in Relativity

JF - Living Reviews in Relativity

SN - 2367-3613

IS - 1

M1 - 2

ER -

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