The Gravitational Sky
After more than 40 years of experimental effort, the gravitational waves predicted by Einstein were finally detected in 2015. Knowledge of stellar mass sized black holes has advanced considerably since then, and plans are already in place to search for emission from the super massive black holes that exist in the centre of galaxies and play a role in the evolution of galactic structure. There is also the possibility of detecting the echoing remnants of the Big Bang itself. What may be discovered over the next few decades as the gravitational sky is explored further?
Date:
20 February 2019, 18:00 (Wednesday, 6th week, Hilary 2019)
Venue:
Green Templeton College, Woodstock Road OX2 6HG
Venue Details:
EP Abraham Lecture Theatre
Speaker:
Professor Mike Cruise (President, Royal Astronomical Society)
Organising department:
Green Templeton College
Organiser contact email address:
events@gtc.ox.ac.uk
Part of:
Green Templeton College Astronomy for All Lectures
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Cost:
Free
Audience:
Public
Editor:
Lara Truman
