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ELTE Fizikai Intézet

                                ORTVAY KOLLOKVIUM

                    2016. január 21., csütörtök, 15:00-kor
                Az ELTE Pázmány Péter s. 1/A alatti épületében
                           földszinti 0.81 előadóban

                    Imre Bartos (Columbia University, USA)

        "Astronomy's 'Next Big Thing:' What can we expect from direct
                gravitational-wave observations in the near term?"


Kivonatos ismertetés:
Advanced LIGO's completion and ongoing observation run might put the first 
direct detection of gravitational waves on the horizon, just in time for 
the 100th anniversary of Einstein's prediction. Beyond the eventual discovery, 
there is a growing focus on incorporating gravitational waves as a new window 
on questions from violent transients to cosmology. We will discuss some 
aspects of the key scientific directions in which gravitational wave searches 
are being utilized, with particular emphasis on multimessenger astronomy.