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One of the most eminent mathematical physicists, Sir Roger Penrose, goes beyond the conventional models to develop a completely new perspective on cosmology, providing a quite unexpected answer to the often-asked question, ‘what came before the Big Bang?’
One of the most eminent mathematical physicists, renowned for his contributions to general relativity and cosmology, Sir Roger Penrose, goes beyond the conventional models to develop a completely new perspective on cosmology, providing a quite unexpected answer to the often-asked question, ‘what came before the Big Bang?’
Two key ideas underlying this talk are a penetrating analysis of the second law of thermodynamics — according to which the ‘randomness’ of our world is continually increasing — and a thorough examination of the light-cone geometry of space-time. Sir Roger will combine these two central themes to show how the expected ultimate fate of our accelerating, expanding universe can actually be reinterpreted as the ‘Big Bang’ of a new one.
Various standard and non-standard cosmological models will be presented, as is the fundamental and ubiquitous role of the cosmic microwave background. Also crucial to the discussion are the huge black holes lying in galactic centres, and their eventual disappearance via the mysterious process of Hawking evaporation.
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15 September 2010 at 7:00 pm |
Duration: | 1 hour 30 minutes |
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The Royal Institution of Great Britain |
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£8 standard/£6 concessions/3$ RI Member |
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www.rigb.org |
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would not let me in. Very disappointed
Posted at 7:50 PM on 15 September, 2010 by Anonymous
Are you kidding me? I travelled 1:20 from work to get here tonight and you don't let me in because I am 10 minutes later than the starting time on the ticket? JOKE!
I want my money back.