Séminaire du LPTMS: Alexios Polychronakos - LPTMS, salle 201, 2ème étage, Bât 100, Campus d'Orsay - 21 Nov 17 11:00
2017-11-21 11:00 - 12:00 UTC | LPTMS, salle 201, 2ème étage, Bât 100, Campus d'Orsay, 15 Rue Georges Clemenceau, Orsay, 91405, France
The 2017 Physics Nobel prize: the observation of gravitational waves

Alexios Polychronakos (The City College and Graduate Center of the CUNY, New York, USA)
A sweeping review of the history, drama and excitement behind the recent observation of gravitational waves will be presented, including its human aspects, theoretical and technical challenges, physics and engineering, at a level appropriate for non-experts.
