Surfing the Universe: Cosmology with Gravitational Waves
Schedule
Tue Oct 08 2024 at 07:15 pm
UTC+01:00Location
University of Surrey, Lecture Theatre G | Guildford, EN
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Abstract: In this talk, we’ll journey into the new world of gravitational wave astronomy. First predicted by Albert Einstein, gravitational waves are minute fluctuations in spacetime, the fundamental fabric of reality, and are produced by the most violent events in the universe. It took nearly a century for scientists to understand and build detectors sensitive enough to make the first breakthrough detection of them in 2015. Just nine years later, we detect them on a weekly basis.We’ll talk in more detail about where gravitational waves come from, and some of the incredible detections to date. We’ll also understand how gravitational wave events can be used as tools to answer major questions in cosmology: how fast is the universe expanding? What is the true nature of dark energy? And is Einstein’s theory — which gave birth to gravitational waves themselves — really the complete picture of gravity?
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Where is it happening?
University of Surrey, Lecture Theatre G, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7, United Kingdom,GuildfordEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
