NASA Connecticut Space Grant Consortium (CTSGC) is excited to launch the Discover NASA with CTSGC virtual seminar series and broadcast it to all NASA CTSGC affiliated institutions. Researchers from NASA headquarters and NASA research centers are invited to give talks on their research and working experiences at NASA. Join the Discover NASA virtual seminar and join the watch party on campus!
Title of the talk: Universe in a Black Hole
Speakers: Dr. Nikodem Poplawski, Distinguished Lecturer, University of New Haven
Moderator: Nathan Seifert, PhD, Assistant Professor, Chemistry, Chemistry and Chemical & Biomedical Engineering Department, University of New Haven
Brief introduction of the talk: In the Einstein-Cartan theory of gravity, spacetime has curvature and torsion. Torsion is produced by the intrinsic angular momentum (spin) of matter, and manifests itself at extremely high densities as gravitational repulsion. We consider gravitational collapse of a spherical configuration of an ideal fluid and show that torsion prevents a singularity in a forming black hole, replacing it with a nonsingular bounce, after which the other side of the event horizon becomes a new, closed universe.
Join Jason Lee, who will discuss the experiments they ran, the purpose of the analog mission, and the effects of working and living with strangers in isolation.
When: Friday, Jan. 24, 12:45 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Location of University of Hartford Watch Party: D202
If not attending the University of Hartford Watch party, you must register to participate here.
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For questions, you may contact csgcinfo@hartford.edu.
