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the mystery of missing anti-matter
Thursday, 24 February 2005 10:54 amOnce again I find myself envying those in the southern metropolis of Melbourne. Oh, how I wish I could be there to listen to this talk!
Hear about the mystery of the missing anti-matter this Friday 6.30pm University of Melbourne
Antimatter may seem the stuff of science fiction but it is indeed very real stuff, made in our laboratories, though rare in our Universe.
The deep puzzle is that the laws of physics for antimatter are almost identical to the laws for matter, so how and when in the history of the Universe did the imbalance between them develop?
If such imbalance had not occurred, we would not be here to talk about it; the Universe today would contain no stars, no planets, no people.
Helen Quinn is a leading theoretical physicist and will discuss what physicists know about the answer to this question, how they know it, and what they hope to do to try to understand more.
Helen has a reputation for explaining the complexities of her subject in a way that enlightens the interested amateur. She will answer your questions on this and other mysteries of the Universe, and of particles.
President of the American Physical Society in 2004, recipient of the Dirac medal in 2000 (a recognition of top physics contributions awarded by the International Center for Theoretical Physics), and author of some papers ranking among the most cited in her field, Helen also has a passion for education.
'The Mystery of the Missing Anti-Matter', part of the Einstein International Year of Physics and brought to Australia for the Women in Physics lecture tour.
Where: Elizabeth Murdoch theatre (next to physics bldg), The University of Melbourne
When: Friday 25 February, 6pm for 6.30pm
No cost.
No reservation required.
What's the universe made of?
Hear about the mystery of the missing anti-matter this Friday 6.30pm University of Melbourne
Antimatter may seem the stuff of science fiction but it is indeed very real stuff, made in our laboratories, though rare in our Universe.
The deep puzzle is that the laws of physics for antimatter are almost identical to the laws for matter, so how and when in the history of the Universe did the imbalance between them develop?
If such imbalance had not occurred, we would not be here to talk about it; the Universe today would contain no stars, no planets, no people.
Helen Quinn is a leading theoretical physicist and will discuss what physicists know about the answer to this question, how they know it, and what they hope to do to try to understand more.
Helen has a reputation for explaining the complexities of her subject in a way that enlightens the interested amateur. She will answer your questions on this and other mysteries of the Universe, and of particles.
President of the American Physical Society in 2004, recipient of the Dirac medal in 2000 (a recognition of top physics contributions awarded by the International Center for Theoretical Physics), and author of some papers ranking among the most cited in her field, Helen also has a passion for education.
'The Mystery of the Missing Anti-Matter', part of the Einstein International Year of Physics and brought to Australia for the Women in Physics lecture tour.
Where: Elizabeth Murdoch theatre (next to physics bldg), The University of Melbourne
When: Friday 25 February, 6pm for 6.30pm
No cost.
No reservation required.