This year's Physics Nobel Prize

Event Date:
2021-10-14T16:00:00
2021-10-14T17:00:00
Event Location:
Hennings 201 or via zoom
Speaker:
James Charbonneau & Philip Stamp
URL:
Zoom link
Related Upcoming Events:
Department Colloquia
Intended Audience:
Undergraduate
Local Contact:

Douglas Scott

Event Information:

Let's discuss the background to the 2 parts of this year's Nobel Prize in Physics.

James Charbonneau - CLIMATE SCIENCE

This will be a short description of how Syukuro Manabe and Klaus Hasselmann were jointly awarded half of the 2021 prize "for the physical modelling of Earth's climate, quantifying variability and reliably predicting global warming".

Philip Stamp - SPIN GLASSES & COMPLEXITY

This short talk will describe the work leading to the Nobel award last week to Giorgio Parisi. I will focus on what is meant by "complexity",and on the "spin glass" system for which it was initially worked out, and on how these ides have then been applied to everything from economics and social behaviour to physics. Although the work is very technical, it can be described in simple language suitable for non-scientists, and that is what I will do.

Add to Calendar 2021-10-14T16:00:00 2021-10-14T17:00:00 This year's Physics Nobel Prize Event Information: Let's discuss the background to the 2 parts of this year's Nobel Prize in Physics. James Charbonneau - CLIMATE SCIENCE This will be a short description of how Syukuro Manabe and Klaus Hasselmann were jointly awarded half of the 2021 prize "for the physical modelling of Earth's climate, quantifying variability and reliably predicting global warming". Philip Stamp - SPIN GLASSES & COMPLEXITY This short talk will describe the work leading to the Nobel award last week to Giorgio Parisi. I will focus on what is meant by "complexity",and on the "spin glass" system for which it was initially worked out, and on how these ides have then been applied to everything from economics and social behaviour to physics. Although the work is very technical, it can be described in simple language suitable for non-scientists, and that is what I will do. Event Location: Hennings 201 or via zoom