Physics Colloquium: Emil Martinec (UChicago)

3:30–4:30 pm Maria Goeppert-Mayer Lecture Hall

Emil Martinec (UChicago) "A Bit about Black Holes"

Black holes touch upon and challenge our best theories of physics, from relativity to quantum mechanics and beyond.  This talk will take a tour through the exotic properties of black holes; explain why they present such a challenge; and describe efforts to understand them using ideas from string theory.

Event Type

Colloquia

Jan 19