Einstein’s Gravity: What is it? How does it work? And can we observe it?

Einstein’s Gravity: What is it? How does it work? And can we observe it?

University of St Andrews
Tue 12 Jul 2016
18:00-19:00 (1 Hour)
_ Age Group: 14 years or over
_ Venue: The Upper and Lower Church Galleries
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In the early 1900’s Einstein revolutionised our understanding of gravity with the introduction of General relativity. To date, General Relativity is still the widely accepted interpretation of gravity, passing many astrophysical tests. Join St Andrews astronomer Alistair Hodson to hear about Einstein’s gravitational model, what it is, how it works and how we observe the effects, – and see how General Relativity has influenced our day to day lives.

This event accompanies the exhibition “Deep dark pale blue” by Florian Schwarz, open daily 11am – 6pm from 25 June to 17 July.