QSimFP FVD Seminar: Fundamental fields around black holes

Some of the most well-motivated extensions of the Standard Model of particle physics introduce fundamental fields to drive early universe mechanisms and explain the origin of dark matter. These fields interact with black holes and can alter the gravitational waveforms produced by binary merger events. Moreover, the classical accretion of fundamental fields onto black holes can induce symmetry restoration and catalyze vacuum decay. In this talk, I will discuss the use of numerical simulations to study these phenomena.