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The Physics of Black Holes - With Chris Impey

The Royal Institution via YouTube

Overview

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This talk examines black holes through general relativity, their formation in stellar death, gravitational waves from mergers, and the information paradox.

Syllabus

Einstein's Monsters
The Fathers of Black Holes
General Relativity
Light Follows Curved Space-Time
Black Holes and Star Death
Black Hole Basics
The Bard of Gravity is Lost to Us
Black Holes Are Not Black
Information Paradox
The Central Engine
Black Hole Pie
Gravitational Engines
Gravitational Waves
Detecting Space-Time Ripples
When Black Holes Merge
Stepping into the Abyss
Death by Black Hole
The Short Goodbye
The Long Goodbye

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The Royal Institution

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