Venue
Nordita, Stockholm, Sweden
The recent detections by the twin Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) detectors of gravitational waves is
one of the most important events in the history of science. It is
therefore not surprising that gravitational waves are today the
focus of attention for both the general public and professionals.
There were already many events organized where LIGO's experimental
results have been discussed, but none focused on the mathematical
foundations of the theory behind the discovery. However, LIGO’s
success is not only a triumph of experimental physics and
technology; it is also the culmination of a
century of work by theorists on mathematical descriptions of
gravitational waves.
Nordita (Nordic Institute of Theoretical Physics) organizes a three-day event in Stockholm. The event starts on Sunday, October 9, with the evening lecture by Brian Foster (Oxford University) and Jack Liebeck, internationally acclaimed violinist from Great Britain, on “Musical Einstein” in Riddarhuset.
The event continues on Monday and Tuesday with lectures by world leading experts at the Albanova University Center.
The conference is organized by Marek Abramowicz, Lars Brink, Jean-Pierre Lasota, Juri Poutanen and Stephan Rosswog and is supported by Nordita, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences through its Nobel Institute for Physics, the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education and the Polish Society of Relativity.
Lecture and Welcome reception on Sunday, October 9 (starting at 16.00) at Riddarhuset, Riddarhustorget 10 (300 m from Gamla Stan tunnelbana station) [google map]
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Program for Monday, October 10 (at Oscar Klein Auditorium, Albanova University Center)
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Program for Tuesday, October 11 (at Auditorium FB42, Albanova University Center)
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