17 June 2022, 13:00
Black tsunamis and naked singularities
Marija Tomasevic (CPHT, Ecole Polytechnique)
DAMTP Friday seminar
There are two circumstances in which the hidden basic fabric of the Universe is violently shaken and unveiled: in the enormous temperatures and densities of the Hot Big Bang and during the extreme collapse to form a black hole. CTC focuses on mathematical theories of these pivotal physical events, confronting them with observational data to gain new insight into the fundamental structure of the Universe and its origin. As well as supporting fellows and visiting professors, CTC's activities include hosting timely workshops and international conferences on frontier topics in cosmology.
Professor Paul Shellard, Director
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CTC seminars
17 June 2022, 13:00
Black tsunamis and naked singularities
Marija Tomasevic (CPHT, Ecole Polytechnique)
DAMTP Friday seminar
20 June 2022, 13:00
Small-Scale Structure in Vector Dark Matter
Mustafa Amin (Rice University)
Cosmology lunch
Image gallery
'Homage to Stephen Hawking' unveiled at CTC
Stephen Hawking Programme launched in London
Professor Brian Cox talks about 'Our place in the universe.' (Sir Cam)
Professor Gabriela González describing the discovery of gravitational waves. (Sir Cam)
Martin Rees at the Gravity and Black Holes public symposium. (Sir Cam)
Stephen Hawking at the Gravity and Black Holes public symposium. (Sir Cam)
Gravity and Black Holes conference photo. (Phil Mynott)
Stephen Hawking at the Gravity and Black Holes conference. (Tobias Baldauf)
Stephen Hawking receiving Honorary Freedom of the City of London. (Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire)
Stephen Hawking at the Pride of Britain Awards. (ITV)
Yuri Milner visits CTC
Stephen Hawking at the COSMO 2013 public symposium
Brian Cox speaks at the COSMO 2013 public symposium
Tree-planting ceremony in memory of Dennis Avery
Intel present special silicon wafer to Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking opens Paralympic ceremony
Audience at The State of the Universe Symposium (Sir Cam)
Michael Green, Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, speaks at The State of the Universe scientific workshop
Entrance to the public symposium (Sir Cam)
The State of the Universe, showing the ESA Planck satellite data of the cosmic microwave background
COSMOS Mk IX arrives at CTC
COSMOS Mk IX is lowered by crane
COSMOS Mk IX awaiting installation
COSMOS is being installed
The installation of COSMOS is nearly complete
Stephen Hawking and COSMOS
Stephen Hawking, Paul Shellard (one from right), Andrey Kaliazin (right) and the team from SGI with COSMOS
The State of the Universe scientific workshop
The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, introduces Lord Rees at The State of the Universe symposium (Sir Cam)
Lord Rees speaks (Sir Cam)
Lord Rees (Sir Cam)
Dr. Eng Lim Goh, CTO of SGI, introduces Professor Saul Perlmutter
Professor Saul Perlmutter, Nobel Laureate in Physics for 2011, speaks at The State of the Universe symposium (Sir Cam)
Professor Perlmutter explains inflation
Sir Richard Branson at the symposium
A symposium ticket (Sir Cam)
Audience at The State of the Universe symposium (Sir Cam)
Different names for dark energy (Sir Cam)
Professor Kip Thorne (Sir Cam)
Professor Kip Thorne speaks at The State of the Universe (Sir Cam)
Justin Rattner, CTO of Intel, introduces Professor Stephen Hawking (Sir Cam)
The audience listens to Professor Hawking
Private birthday dinner at Trinity College in honour of Stephen Hawking
The new COSMOS supercomputer (Andy Barrington)
