[Cosmo-torun] Mon 19 Nov 16.30 @sala XX.IF: JP Luminet - the shape of space

[Boud Roukema]

witam

Of course, the lecture is likely to be in sala XXVI (NOT XX).

pozdr
boud

On Thu, 18 Oct 2007, Boud Roukema wrote:

> Witam
>
> The embassy changed its plans a bit, so now Jean-Pierre's talk is planned
> for Monday afternoon 19 Nov as a regular sala XX seminar:
>
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> 16.30 on Mon 19 November, sala XX, Instytut Fizyki (ul. Grudziadzka, 5)
>
> TITLE:
> The shape of space : from black holes to cosmic topology
>
> SPEAKER:
> Jean-Pierre Luminet, Laboratoire de l'Univers et Théories (LUTH),
> Observatoire de Paris-Meudon, http://luth2.obspm.fr/luminet.html
>
> ABSTRACT:
> The decription of the shape of our physical space at various scales
> (length scales or energy scales) involves a rich variety of
> geometrical models, each depending on the underlying physical
> theory. Imaging distorted space and time by gravitational and quantum
> fields is a big challenge of modern fundamental physics. I shall
> discuss such space representations for describing the shape of space
> around and inside black holes, next the global shape of our universe
> in the framework of cosmic topology. Striking movies and color
> visualizations will be displayed.
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