The End of Space and Time: The Mathematics of Black Holes and the Big Bang | National Math Festival
Dr. Robbert Dijkgraaf

The End of Space and Time: The Mathematics of Black Holes and the Big Bang

Saturday April 17, 2021 from 6:00pm - 6:45pm ET

Einstein showed more than a century ago how his theory of relativity captures gravity and the evolution of the cosmos in the geometry of space and time. However these laws of the universe break down at the frontiers of science: at the Big Bang, where time begins, and inside black holes, where time stops. New mathematical ideas about quantum geometry suggest a structure even more fundamental than space and time.

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14-18
18+

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Dr. Robbert Dijkgraaf

Dr. Robbert Dijkgraaf, Director and Leon Levy Professor of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, is a mathematical... Learn more