Oberlin College and Conservatory

David L. Anderson Lecture

Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 8:00pm to 9:30pm

Norman C. Craig Lecture Hall, Science Center
119 Woodland Street, Oberlin, OH 44074

Dr. Saul Teukolsky, Hans A. Berthe Professor of Physics and Astrophysics at Cornell University, will present a general audience lecture entitled "The Coming Revolution in Astrophysics:  Black Holes and Multi-Messenger Astronomy."

Abstract:  In the next few years, gravitational wave signals from black hole and neutron star events will be detected for the first time.  An ambitious program is taking shape to observe these events simultaneously with multiple detectors:  optical, radio, x-ray and gamma-ray telescopes, and underground neutrino detectors.  Professor Teukolsky will describe how these combined signals will revolutionize our understanding of a host of problems from fundamental physics to astronomy.

 

Event Type

Info Sessions/Presentations/Webinars

Departments

Physics and Astronomy, Academic

Contact Person

Diane Doman

Contact Phone Number

440-775-5205

Contact E-mail Address

Diane.Doman@oberlin.edu

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