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The unreasonable simplicity and complexity of black holes — Prof. Hari Kunduri
January 24, 2025 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Talk Synopsis
The unreasonable simplicity and complexity of black holes
Black holes are the one of the best examples of how investigating the extreme limits of a theory can lead to real physical predictions that can be ultimately verified. Truly, they must be believed in to be seen. In this talk I will give a short introduction to the geometric ideas underlying general relativity and how black holes emerge from it. I will explain why their classical description is to simple, but their quantum description poses many interesting problems that continue to challenge theoretical physicists today.
Bio: Dr Kunduri completed his undergraduate degree in physics and mathematics at the University of Toronto and then obtained his Ph.D in 2007 from the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP) at the University of Cambridge. Following this he held postdoctoral fellowships at the Universities of Nottingham, Cambridge, and Alberta before taking up an assistant professorship in mathematics at Memorial University in St John’s, Newfoundland. He joined McMaster University as an associate professor in Mathematics and Physics in 2022. His research focusses on the mathematical theory of black holes in general relativity.
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Venue
- DV2072 William Davis Building UTM
Getting There:
Paid parking in lot 8 is adjacent to the Recreation Athletics and Wellness Centre.
Use the entrance facing Outer Circle road. Walk up the stairs up to the second floor. Continue past Tim Hortons on the second floor and turn right. Follow the hallway to the room 2072 -- look for the RASC banner.
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To use the elevators, continue straight on after you enter the building. Take the elevator to the second floor. Turn left out of the elevators and continue down the long hallway to room DW2072 -- look for the RASC banner. If you go by Tim Hortons to the stairs going down, you've gone the wrong way.
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