Nick Van Remortel: CMBR, Standard Model, Gravitational Waves #1

07/05/2024 2h 1min Temporada 1 Episodio 1
Nick Van Remortel: CMBR, Standard Model, Gravitational Waves #1

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Nick Van Remortel is a professor of physics at the University of Antwerp, find him on Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-van-remortel-83a16373/Outline:00:00 - Introduction00:36 - Cosmic microwave background radiation25:10 - Size of the universe and infinity30:20 - Expansion of the universe40:45 - The standard model01:02:30 - Greater purpose of fine-tuning and randomness 01:11:39 - Gravitational waves01:18:10 - Principle of detection of gravitational waves01:29:47 - Experimental effort of detection01:32:29 - Information from gravitational waves01:39:27 - Einstein Telescope01:44:06 - Deep thoughts and conclusion

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