IIHE invited seminar: Probing fundamental physics with radio astronomy

by Prof. Michael Kramer (MPIFR Bonn)

Friday 21 May 2021, 14:00 → 15:30 Europe/Brussels

Probably zoom (IIHE (ULB-VUB))

Abstract: We experience a golden era in testing and exploring fundamental physics with astronomical observations. This is especially true for relativistic gravity and radio astronomy. Whether it is results from gravitational wave detectors, satellite or lab experiments, radio astronomy plays an important complementary role. Here one can mention the cosmic microwave background, black hole imaging and, obviously, binary pulsars. This talk will provide an overview how these methods relate to each other, and will in particular focus on new results from the study of binary pulsars, where we can test the behaviour of strongly self-gravitating bodies with unrivalled precision. 

 

Short bio:

Prof. Michael Kramer did his PhD in 1995 in Bonn, and after some time in Berkeley and mostly at the University of Manchester (where he is still a professor), he returned to Bonn in 2009 to become director at the Max-Planck-Institut fuer Radioastronomie. His main interests lie in the observations of pulsars and black holes and their studies for gravitational physics.

 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86306126641?pwd=Nzl6azg2ZTNiSkRoMHNpenJtdEs0QT09
 
Meeting ID: 863 0612 6641
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