Physics Program Presents
Measuring Waves of Gravity from Across the Universe with Laser Interferometery
Friday, May 6, 2022
Hegeman 107
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
Joshua Smith, California State University-Fullerton
Albert Einstein predicted gravitational waves in 1916, as a consequence of his general relativity theory. A century later, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) began observing these waves from merging systems of black holes and neutron stars. These observations cemented relativity theory and inaugurated an era of gravitational-wave multi-messenger astronomy. LIGO and its partners are just sensitive enough to measure the strongest gravitational waves. Cosmic Explorer (CE) is a next-generation ground-based gravitational-wave observatory envisioned to begin operations in the 2030s. With its spectacular sensitivity, CE will peer deeply into the universe’s dark side — observing gravitational waves from remnants of the first stars — and open a wide discovery aperture to the novel and unknown.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
Location: Hegeman 107