ELFT HÍRADÓ

[DORA Balazs <dora AT eik.bme.hu>]

                   MEGHÍVÓ


    a Szilárd Leó-Kollokvium előadására:

             Péter Raffai (ELTE)


"A New Window to the Universe: Gravitational Waves"



Kivonat: According to Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity, 
gravitational waves (GWs) are wavelike distortions in the fabric of 
space-time created by accelerating masses, and propagating at the speed of 
light. Although there had been several experimental attempts throughout 
the 20th century to detect GWs, the first direct detection was achieved in 
September 2015 by the LIGO-Virgo Collaboration (LVC) using the two LIGO 
detectors. As members of the LVC since 2007, the LIGO group at Eötvös 
University had the privilege of being involved in and contributing to this 
major scientific achievement. The ongoing common detections of GW signals 
have already started to revolutionize astronomy, astrophysics, and 
cosmology, by providing a new and previously unaccessible window to the 
universe. In my talk I will give an overview of the most recent results 
and developments in GW astronomy, and the contributions of Eötvös 
University's LIGO group to the international LIGO project and its 
discoveries.






Helye: BME Fizikai Intézet, Fizika Tanszék
Budafoki út 8. F-épület, 2. emelet, 13-as terem

Ideje: 2020. október 27. (kedd), 14:30, kapunyitás 14.15-től.
Program: http://physics.bme.hu/kollokvium




Dóra Balázs és Zaránd Gergely