GRAVITATIONAL WAVES AND THE LIGO GRAVITATIONAL WAVE OBSERVATORY

12/10/2016 15:00
Turkey

 

   
  Boğaziçi University Department of Physics organizes a Colloquium that will take place inOctober, 12, Wednesday at Feza Gürsey Seminar Room (KB 309).

Title: Gravitational Waves and the LIGO Gravitational Wave Observatory
Metin Arık, Department of Physics, Bogazici University

Abstract: Since Einstein's prediction, It has taken us 100 years to observe a gravitational waves. This talk  will review some basics concerning gravitational waves and give a description of the  Ligo Observatory and its discovery of gravitational waves.

Time: 15:30  (Tea and cookies will be served at 15:00)