Cosmic Ray Anisotropy Workshop 2017

Session

Public Lecture II

2p

Oct 10, 2017, 6:00 PM

Guadalajara, Mexico

1. Astronomy's "Next Big Thing:" What can we expect from direct observations of Einstein's elusive predictions?

Prof. Marka Szabolcs (Columbia University, NY, USA)

10/10/17, 6:00 PM

Public Lecture

Advanced LIGO provided humanity with the first direct detection of gravitational waves, just in time for the 100th anniversary of Einstein's prediction. Beyond the discovery, there is a growing focus on incorporating gravitational waves as a new window on the Universe addressing questions from violent cosmic transients to cosmological enigmas. I will discuss some aspects of (i) the...