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"Our Path in Space-Time: A Perspective from Relativity"
We all decide our own paths in space and time, and we all have intuitive expectations as to how space and time behave. Before relativity space and time were just a blank canvas; an empty stage where events can occur. Our intuitions about space and time are still grounded in this notion, but relativity tells us that this is just a glimpse of a far grander picture. In this talk, we’ll discover how space and time are woven together to form the dynamic fabric of space-time, and explore how relativity explains some of the last great questions of classical physics. We’ll discuss how relativity not only had a seismic effect on the history of the 20th century, but also provides a unique perspective on our own path in space-time. As we study phenomena in the wider Universe beyond the distance-, speed- and time-scales of human experience, we encounter a wide range of relativistic phenomena in ‘extreme’ environments and in the fabric of the Universe itself. We will explore some of these situations that present a compelling validation of Einstein’s theory.
Date:
4 March 2026, 17:00
Venue:
St Cross College, St Giles OX1 3LZ
Venue Details:
St Cross Lecture Theatre
Speakers:
Dr Ed Macaulay (Queen Mary, University of London),
Professor Gavin Dalton (University of Oxford)
Organising department:
St Cross College
Organiser:
Dr Jo Ashbourn (University of Oxford)
Booking required?:
Required
Booking url:
https://www.stx.ox.ac.uk/event/our-path-in-space-time-a-perspective-from-relativity
Cost:
FREE
Audience:
Public
Editor:
Joanna Ashbourn
