Changes between Version 180 and Version 181 of AstroTechTalk

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10 Mar 2016, 11:20:21 (8 years ago)

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Ralph Hofferbert

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 || '''26.02.2016''' || '''Florian Rodler''' || '''The search for Earth 2.0'''[[BR]][[BR]]More than 20 years ago, the first exoplanet orbiting a sun-like star was discovered. In these 20 years, a completely new branch of astronomy has been created: the search for exoplanets and especially for earth-like planets. We are getting closer and closer in finding an answer to one of the oldest and most fundamental questions of mankind: Are we alone in the universe? Is there life outside the earth?[[BR]][[BR]]Rather soon, astronomy will undergo a revolution - new giant telescopes are about to be built allowing for an investigation of those faraway worlds in the coming years with a precision surpassing all current standards. We will be the first generation of human beings, which will discover extraterrestial signs of life.[[BR]][[BR]]Florian Rodler will briefly talk about the discovery methods for exoplanets. He will present the current status of research in this field and will sketch those strategies, which allow scientists to identify habitable planets and to find the signatures of life. [[BR]][[BR]]Presentation: German                  [[BR]][https://svn.mpia.de/trac/gulli/att/raw-attachment/wiki/AlteVortraege2016S1/2016-02-26_Erde2Punkt0.pdf Slides: German][[BR]]Questions: German, English ||
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-|| '''11.03.2016''' || '''Markus Poessel''' || '''Gravitational waves and how to detect them'''[[BR]][[BR]]In the summer of 1916, Einstein postulated the existence of gravitational waves: These are tiny little variations in the geometry of space travelling at the speed of light. On February, 11th 2016, the LIGO-consortium announced first experimental evidence for the direct detection of such waves. This would open a completly new window for astronomy - adjacencies of black holes, the interior of star explosions, in the medium-term also the time shortly after the big bang would be accessible for research. [[BR]][[BR]]This !AstroTechTalk will explain, what gravitational waves are, how they are generated, how one can detect them - and what this could mean for astronomy in the coming years and decades.[[BR]][[BR]]Presentation: German                  [[BR]][https://svn.mpia.de/trac/gulli/att/raw-attachment/wiki/AlteVortraege2016S1/2016-03-11_Gravitationswellen.pdf Slides: English][[BR]]Questions: German, English ||
+|| '''11.03.2016''' || '''Markus Poessel''' || '''Gravitational waves and how to detect them'''[[BR]][[BR]]In the summer of 1916, Einstein postulated the existence of gravitational waves: These are tiny little variations in the geometry of space traveling at the speed of light. On February, 11th 2016, the LIGO-consortium announced evidence for the first direct detection of such waves. This would open a completely new window for astronomy - the adjacency of black holes, the interior of star explosions, in the medium-term also the time shortly after the big bang would be accessible for research. [[BR]][[BR]]This !AstroTechTalk will explain, what gravitational waves are, how they are generated, how one can detect them - and what this could mean for astronomy in the coming years and decades.[[BR]][[BR]]Presentation: German                  [[BR]][https://svn.mpia.de/trac/gulli/att/raw-attachment/wiki/AlteVortraege2016S1/2016-03-11_Gravitationswellen.pdf Slides: English][[BR]]Questions: German, English ||
 || 18.03.2016 || || Still vacant ||
 || 25.03.2016 || -- || Easter break (Good Friday) ||