Wednesday, January 18, 2017 - 4:10pm to 5:10pm
Smith Lab 1005
Title: Geometry and Physics
Speaker: Shing-Tung Yau (Harvard University)
Abstract: The recent discovery of gravitational wave is a triumph of the theory of Einstein who proposed that gravity should be looked at as effects of curvature of space-time. We will discuss how the interplay of geometry and physics has lead to stunning advances of our understanding of space.