What gravitational waves tell us about the universe
Online
Every year IISER Pune Physics department hosts the Annual Homi Bhabha Memorial Public Lecture. Information about the previous lectures under the Homi Bhabha Memorial Public Lecture series can be found at this link.
This year the lecture will be delivered by Prof. Alessandra Buonanno from the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) Germany, on Friday, December 3, 2021 at 6 pm IST. Please find below the details:
Title: What Gravitational Waves Tell Us About the Universe
Speaker: Prof. Alessandra Buonanno, Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), Germany
Venue: Online, Zoom platform
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Abstract: In 2015 the LIGO detector observed, for the first time, a gravitational wave passing through the Earth produced by the collision of two black holes. Such an event was a milestone for astrophysics and it provided a spectacular confirmation of Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity. Since then, 90 gravitational waves have been observed by the LIGO and Virgo experiments. In this lecture, I will discuss how those novel astronomical messengers are already unveiling distinctive and puzzling properties of the most peculiar astrophysical objects in the universe: black holes and neutron stars. In the next decades, those sounds of silent will provide us with the unique and wondrous opportunity of peering back to the time the first stars formed, and eventually to the very earliest moments of the universe, shedding light on its origin.
Details of the event:
6 pm - 6:10 pm- A short presentation highlighting Homi Bhabha’s life and achievements by Prof. Sunil Mukhi
6:10 pm - 6:15 pm- Introduction of the speaker by Prof. Suneeta Vardarajan
6:15 pm: The Homi Bhabha lecture starts
A poster of the event is here. All are welcome to attend this online event!