Life on a Balloon: an Introduction to Cosmology

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• Dr David Mulryne, DAMTP, University of Cambridge
• Wednesday 07 May 2008, 17:00-18:00
• MR2, Mathematical Sciences, Centre for.

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Throughout history societies have questioned humanity’s place in the universe and the origins of our existence. Today the scientific and mathematical pursuit of this knowledge forms the field of cosmology. We know an incredible amount about the universe’s structure and how it evolved to be as we now observe it. But how have we obtained this knowledge? For instance, how does mathematics help us to measure things in an environment as vast as the universe? What are the current questions occupying the minds of mathematicians and physicists in the field? From the big bang to the fate of the universe in the distant future, this lecture explains what we know about the universe, how we know it, and what there is left to discover.

About the speaker: Born in Belfast, David received his first degree in theoretical physics from the University of Cambridge, before heading down the M11 to study for his doctorate at Queen Mary, University of London. He has recently returned to Cambridge and is currently a postdoctoral researcher in the newly established Centre for Theoretical Cosmology.

Audience: Secondary; open to the general public, ages 14+

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This talk is part of the Millennium Mathematics Project series.

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