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SUMMARY:When black holes collide - The dawn of gravitational wave astronom
 y - Dr Michalis Agathos
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CONTACT:Andrew Sellek
DESCRIPTION:Gravitational waves are surviving witnesses of the most violen
 t events in the history of the Universe such as coalescing black hole and 
 neutron star binaries. These extremely violent events are so powerful that
  they can create ripples in the geometry of spacetime itself\, as predicte
 d by Einstein's theory of General Relativity. So what happens when black h
 oles and neutron stars collide? Can Einstein's theory explain what we rece
 ntly saw in our gravitational wave detectors? What can these cosmic messen
 gers tell us about the nature of space\, time and gravity\, about the prop
 erties of matter in the most extreme conditions\, about the beginning and 
 the evolution of our Universe?\n\nAll talks and obsnights are free to memb
 ers (or cost £2 for non-members) – membership can be bought (£12 life\
 , £7 annual) at any of our events.
LOCATION:Wolfson Lecture Theatre\, Department of Chemistry
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