Royal Institution - At The Limits Of Astrophysics
The Royal Institution of Great Britain , 21 Albemarle Street , London, W1S 4BS
Royal Institution - At The Limits Of Astrophysics
21 Albemarle Street , London, W1S 4BS
Description
Much of modern astronomy sounds a lot like science fiction - gravitational ripples in the fabric of spacetime, supermassive black holes hiding at the centre of galaxies, habitable exoplanets within the reach of our telescopes…are there any limits to what is out there?
In this lecture, astrophysicist Katy Clough will discuss some of the more exotic possibilities for astrophysical objects, including wormholes and warp drives. She will explain how these objects fit within our current understanding of physics, and what we expect the limits to be.
Whilst largely considered to be firmly in the category of fiction, such concepts are nevertheless based on solid scientific ideas about the curvature of spacetime from Einstein’s theory of general relativity. This theory is known to be hugely counter-intuitive, giving rise to singularities, event horizons and time dilation around black holes. In strong gravity regimes things behave very differently to the low gravity environment on the Earth, so our intuition, which is based on our everyday experience, can mislead us. Studying these objects can help us to challenge our understanding of what is “natural”, and better understand the extreme limits of gravitational theory.
How To Get Your Ticket
• Select the number of tickets you want from our platform. You can choose a Free TFG Ticket or a Free TFG Ticket with £5 Donation - all £5 goes straight to the Royal Institution to continue their amazing scientific education work. Both tickets allow the same entry to the event.
• You will receive a PDF confirmation email from Tickets for Good
• The purchase of this ticket adds you to the guest list for this event.
Additional Information
This event is suitable for ages 15 and above. However for most events, younger children are more than welcome to attend with parental permission. Children aged under 13 years must be with accompanying adult. If you are unsure of the suitability of an event for a young person, please contact the event organisers at events@ri.ac.uk
As we are not the event organisers, we recommend that you check https://www.rigb.org/whats-on/limits-astrophysics for event-specific information. We will endeavour to pass on any updates, including scheduling changes and cancellations, as soon as we receive them but cannot guarantee this.
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Dates & times
Thursday, 23 Mar 2023 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Much of modern astronomy sounds a lot like science fiction - gravitational ripples in the fabric of spacetime, supermassive black holes hiding at the centre of galaxies, habitable exoplanets within the reach of our telescopes…are there any limits to what is out there?
In this lecture, astrophysicist Katy Clough will discuss some of the more exotic possibilities for astrophysical objects, including wormholes and warp drives. She will explain how these objects fit within our current understanding of physics, and what we expect the limits to be.
Whilst largely considered to be firmly in the category of fiction, such concepts are nevertheless based on solid scientific ideas about the curvature of spacetime from Einstein’s theory of general relativity. This theory is known to be hugely counter-intuitive, giving rise to singularities, event horizons and time dilation around black holes. In strong gravity regimes things behave very differently to the low gravity environment on the Earth, so our intuition, which is based on our everyday experience, can mislead us. Studying these objects can help us to challenge our understanding of what is “natural”, and better understand the extreme limits of gravitational theory.
How To Get Your Ticket
• Select the number of tickets you want from our platform. You can choose a Free TFG Ticket or a Free TFG Ticket with £5 Donation - all £5 goes straight to the Royal Institution to continue their amazing scientific education work. Both tickets allow the same entry to the event.
• You will receive a PDF confirmation email from Tickets for Good
• The purchase of this ticket adds you to the guest list for this event.
Additional Information
This event is suitable for ages 15 and above. However for most events, younger children are more than welcome to attend with parental permission. Children aged under 13 years must be with accompanying adult. If you are unsure of the suitability of an event for a young person, please contact the event organisers at events@ri.ac.uk
As we are not the event organisers, we recommend that you check https://www.rigb.org/whats-on/limits-astrophysics for event-specific information. We will endeavour to pass on any updates, including scheduling changes and cancellations, as soon as we receive them but cannot guarantee this.
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Location
The Royal Institution of Great Britain
21 Albemarle Street
London
W1S 4BS