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SUMMARY:Rock guitar in 11 dimensions - Dr Mark Lewney
DTSTART:20090204T200000Z
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CONTACT:Hamish Gordon
DESCRIPTION:What causes the revolutionary\, history-changing sound of rock
  guitar\, and how does it help us to understand the nature of the stuff we
 ’re made of? Famelab winner Mark Lewney explains the physics of rock usi
 ng riffs from Vivaldi to AC/DC\, explains the secret of the Stradivarius\,
  and shows how string vibrations might lie at the heart of the Big Questio
 ns about the universe.  In this entertaining and mind-expanding lecture\, 
 acoustics expert Dr. Lewney explains the physics of vibrations with the he
 lp of props as diverse as an air-bazooka\, a bullwhip and his custom Ibane
 z electric guitar through a Marshall amp\, turned up loud\, with live demo
 nstrations of expert rock guitar playing throughout. Then Dr. Lewney shows
  how the vibrations of guitar strings might be applied to the particles we
 're all made of\, but with a twist: the strings vibrate in extra dimension
 s! Charming stories and mind-bending animations are used to try to get the
  audience to think in 4-\, 5- or even 11-D. This introduction to Superstri
 ng Theory shares the wonder and excitement of such grand scale\, cutting e
 dge physics and maths.
LOCATION:Pharmacology Lecture Theatre
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