The Accelerating Expanding Universe: Dark Matter, Dark Energy and Einstein

Name: The Accelerating Expanding Universe: Dark Matter, Dark Energy and Einstein
Start: 2024-12-11T16:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-12-11T17:00:00-05:00
Location: Alumni Hall at UMass Lowell

Schedule

Wed Dec 11 2024 at 04:00 pm to 05:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Alumni Hall at UMass Lowell | Lowell, MA

Come join us for a Physics Colloquium popular science talk on General Relativity and Cosmology (think ‘big bang theory’ fun physics).
About this Event

Scientists think that a mysterious dark energy is responsible for causing the Universe to expand at an ever faster rate. Learn how our observations have led a "standard" model of cosmology that describes the evolution of the universe from the BIG BANG to the Universe seen today. Bharat Ratra is the winner of the 2025 American Physical Society Lilienfeld Prize given for lecturing to diverse audiences.

When: Wednesday, December 11, 2024 from 4-5 p.m.
Where: Alumni Hall at UMass Lowell, North Campus
Cost: Free and Open to the public.

For more information or questions please email: [email protected].

Accommodations

We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please contact this event’s organizer to make an accommodation request. (Please note: Requests submitted with less than 72 hours' notice may not be reasonable to provide certain accommodations).