Science Colloquium
General Relativity in the Universe:
Einstein's Legacy 100 Years Later
Valerio Faraoni
Bishop's University
Thursday, January 26, 2006
12:00 - 12:50 PM
Johnson Room 20
Einstein's theory of general relativity is now almost 100 years old. The basic ideas of this theory will be briefly reviewed, together with its most important applications. These include cosmology, neutron stars and black holes (with some emphasis on Hawking radiation and black hole thermodynamics), gravitational lensing, and the elusive gravitational waves. There is still plenty of unsolved problems and unanswered questions.
THIS TALK IS PRESENTED AT A VERY BASIC LEVEL AND IS INTENDED FOR UNIVERSITY OR CEGEP STUDENTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED AN INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS COURSE.
