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Journ�es Relativistes University
College Dublin
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Free Public Lecture |
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Einstein�s
General Relativity �
Theory and
Experiment at the Crossroads
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Professor Thibault
Damour
Institut des Hautes
�tudes Scientifiques
Bures-sur-Yvette
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7:30 pm
Thursday, September 6, 2001
Theatre A, Science
Buildings, Belfield, UCD
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Einstein�s General Theory of Relativity, one of the monumental intellectual achievements of the 20th century, has made many startling predictions: the existence of black-holes, gravitational radiation and the big bang beginning of the universe, for example! Professor Damour will discuss, among other things, the prediction of gravitational waves in this theory and their experimental detection. One of the greatest theoretical challenges of the 21st century is to reconcile Einstein�s theory of a dynamical Space-Time with the Quantum description of matter. Professor Damour will argue that the best hope of achieving this reconciliation is String Theory � an ambitious framework, still under construction, which promises to further revolutionise our view of the structure of Space, Time, Force and Matter. Primordial Cosmology is one of the arenas where one might hope to observe consequences of this new synthesis. |
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Professor Thibault
Damour was awarded the 1996 Einstein Medal and is a member of the
Acad�mie des Sciences de Paris. This Public Lecture is taking place
in conjunction with the Journ�es Relativistes conference
which gathers together in UCD many of the world�s leading
Relativists for specialist lectures and discussions. This is only
the sixth time in forty years that the Journ�es Relativistes
has taken place outside France and the first time outside mainland
Europe.
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Exhibition �
Physics in UCD:
Visit the exhibition on the concourse outside Theatre A before and
after the lecture, where information on the full range of Physics
courses offered in UCD is available � Experimental Physics,
Theoretical Physics, Geophysics and Physical Chemistry.
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Enquiries:
Professor Peter Hogan
716 8423 e-mail:
phogan@ollamh.ucd.ie
Conference and
Public Lecture sponsored by Enterprise Ireland, the Minist�re des
Affaires �trang�res
and Dr. D. M. Jennings
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