Adventures with Black Holes: Past, Present and Future
Speaker: Professor Andrew Strominger, Harvard University
In the last decade black holes have come to centre stage in both theoretical and observational science. Theoretically, they were shown a half-century ago by Stephen Hawking and others to obey a precise but still-mysterious set of laws which imply they are paradoxically both the simplest and most complex objects in the universe. Compelling progress on this paradox has occurred recently. Observationally, they have finally and dramatically been seen in the sky, including at LIGO and the Event Horizon Telescope. Future prospects for progress on both fronts hinge on emergent symmetries occurring near the black holes. An elementary presentation of aspects of these topics and their interplay will be given.
Booking information
The talk will be given in person and also livestreamed. There is no need to book in advance but if you would like a reserved seat then you can request one here.
A livestream of the event will be available here.
