Popular Science Lecture - 80

Black Holes and Gravitational Waves: A New Era in Astrophysics


Venue: Anderson Hall, Madras Christian College
East Tambaram
Chennai

October 4, 2024
4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Organised by Department of Physics(SS), MCC, Chennai & TNSF

About Program







This is part of its efforts to popularize science to the general public and students who are pursuing science as their career. TNSF attempt to focus on students on higher science as everyone knows that learning of science at college within the curriculum is not enough to acquire holistic knowledge of science at the appropriate time. Hence, to fill the gap between what students are acquiring through the curriculum and what it is required, TNSF is planning its activities on higher science to students who are pursuing higher education.



About the Lecture
Prof. Amitabh Virmani will explain the groundbreaking discovery of gravitational waves from the collision of two black holes, announced on February 11, 2016. This pivotal moment marked a new era in astrophysics, confirming a key prediction by Einstein's theory of general relativity. Prof. Virmani will also delve into upcoming projects, including LIGO India and LISA, poised to unravel further secrets of the universe.

பேராசிரியர் அமிதாப் விர்மாணி, 2016 பிப்ரவரி 11 அன்று அறிவிக்கப்பட்ட இரண்டு கருந்துளைகள் மோதலில் இருந்து ஈர்ப்பலைகளை கண்டுபிடித்த புரட்சிகரமான தகவலை விளக்குவார். இந்த முக்கியமான தருணம், ஐன்ஸ்டீனின் பொது தொடர்பியல் கோட்பாட்டின் முக்கியமான கணிப்பை உறுதிப்படுத்தி, விண்வெளி இயற்பியலின் ஒரு புதிய காலத்தை தொடங்கியது. மேலும், பேராசிரியர் விர்மாணி எதிர்கால திட்டங்கள், குறிப்பாக லைகோ இந்தியா மற்றும் லிசா போன்றவை பற்றி விவரித்து, பிரபஞ்சத்தின் இன்னும் அதிக ரகசியங்களை கண்டறியும் முயற்சிகளை விளக்குவார்.

SCHEDULE

Time: 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm - October 4, 2024

Attendance Registration starts at 4:00 pm

4:30 pm

Introduction

4:40 pm

Prof. Amitabh Virmani
Department of Physics, Chennai Mathematical Institute

Black Holes and Gravitational Waves: A New Era in Astrophysics

5:40 pm

Q & A

Speakers

Prof. Amitabh Virmani

Prof. Amitabh Virmani

Prof. Amitabh Virmani , Professor of Physics at, Chennai Mathematical Institute since 2017 . He did Integrated M Sc(Physics) from, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and obtained Ph.D. (Physics), from University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA. His research interest include Classical and Quantum Properties of Black Holes.

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Anderson Hall, Madras Christian College,
East Tambaram
Chennai

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