Next Thursday at 7pm on the 30th of April Dr Leo Brewin (my General Relativity Lecturer) will be giving a talk called "Journey into a Black Hole: the Universe through Einstein's Eyes"
Black holes are the most enigmatic objects in our entire universe. The bizarre physics that describes them arose in a large part out of Einstein's research into relativity, which describes how our perceptions of the universe depend on our velocity relative to it. Einstein began by asking the question, what would we see if we could travel close to the speed of light? After many years of work, this simple question led Einstein to his famous theories of relativity in which light, gravity and relative motion are all intertwined.
In this public lecture, we will take a look at our Universe through Einstein's eyes. Movies will illustrate what happens as we move close to the speed of light. We will view what happens as we approach a black hole and descend into its inescapable confines.
After the lecture (weather permitting), the ASV and some of us guys from Monash are running a public viewing session. Starting around 8pm, on the top level of the multi-storey car park at the north west corner of the Clayton campus (located at grid reference B2 in map below).
The lecture will take place in theatre S3, Building 25.
Monash Clayton Map
Bookings recommended - please contact Doris Herft at the School of Mathematical Sciences, phone 03 990 54465, or email
Doris.Herft@sci.monash.edu.au
Monash IYA site
The favourites where saturn, the moon, Carina and omega centauri.
