Speaker:
Barry Barish
Institution:
CalTech / LIGO
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Date:
Thursday, January 25, 2018
Time:
4:00 pm
Abstract:
Albert Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves 100 years ago, but the effects are so tiny that even Einstein thought they could never be detected. After 40 years of controversy, theorists finally developed a consensus that they really do exist. Then the problem became whether experimental physicists could develop instruments sensitive enough to actually detect them? The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO), using exquisitely sensitive techniques, has made the dramatic observations of gravitational waves coming from the collision of two Black Holes and more recently, Binary Neutron Stars. These observations have opened a totally new window on the universe. The history, techniques and scientific implications will be discussed.
The event is being held in the Calit2 Auditorium, Building #325 on the UCI Campus, WITH REMOTE VIEWING VIA ZOOM VIDEO CONFERENCING IN RH 101 [CLICK HERE FOR A UCI CAMPUS MAP].
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This Special Colloquium is being held at the end of the first day of the symposium honoring Professor Toshiki Tajima, titled "A Scientific Journey from Wakefields to Astrophysics and Fusion", January 25th - 26th, 2018.
For more details, please visit the website at: https://www.physics.uci.edu/node/13029
Host:
Toshiki Tajima
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