Testing Fundamental Physics with the Event Horizon Telescope
Event Start:
2023-01-19T16:00:00
Event End:
2023-01-19T17:00:00
Event Information:
Abstract:
New horizon-scale images of the Galactic Center black hole Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*) recently published by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) allow for new strong-field tests of the Kerr metric in a previously unexplored regime. I will discuss the recent EHT observations of Sgr A* with a particular focus on how these new results can be used to test fundamental physics. I will briefly touch upon the earlier M87 results as well.
Bio:
Event Location:
HENN 201
Speaker:
Dr. Lia Medeiros, Princeton
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Event Start:
2023-01-19T16:00:00
Event End:
2023-01-19T17:00:00
Testing Fundamental Physics with the Event Horizon Telescope
Event Information:
Abstract:
New horizon-scale images of the Galactic Center black hole Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*) recently published by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) allow for new strong-field tests of the Kerr metric in a previously unexplored regime. I will discuss the recent EHT observations of Sgr A* with a particular focus on how these new results can be used to test fundamental physics. I will briefly touch upon the earlier M87 results as well.
Bio:
Event Location:
HENN 201