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SUMMARY:Black Holes: The most extreme physics laboratories in the Universe
  - Dr Matt Middleton (School of Physics and Astronomy\, University of Sout
 hampton)
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CONTACT:Andrew Sellek
DESCRIPTION:There is little debate that black holes hold a unique place bo
 th in the minds of the general public (thanks to the wealth of science fic
 tion films depicting hapless astronauts falling to their doom) and in math
 ematics. They represent the extreme end of the laws of physics where the m
 atter of the Universe is warped and molded by the exotic (and oftennon-int
 uitive) effects of General Relativity (GR). It is natural then that we sho
 uld seek to understand more about these gravitational monsters\, and this 
 is made possible by the accretion of material which\, in converting the po
 tential energy of its infall\, exudes copious amounts of electromagnetic r
 adiation. In this talk I will show how\, by studying this radiation\, we c
 an learn about the black holes themselves\, how they are fed and how we ma
 y one day probe the details of Einstein's GR.\n\nAll talks and obsnights a
 re free to members (or cost £2 for non-members) – membership can be bou
 ght (£12 life\, £7 annual) at any of our events.
LOCATION:Wolfson Lecture Theatre\, Department of Chemistry
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