Sievert Prize Lectures: Alex Edison: "Effective Field Theory: A Universal Language of Physics"

Name: Sievert Prize Lectures: Alex Edison: "Effective Field Theory: A Universal Language of Physics"
Start: 2025-01-18T11:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-01-18T12:00:00-06:00
Location: Norris University Center, 2-160

Saturday, January 18, 2025 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

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"Gravity from Newton to Einstein"

We begin with a thought experiment: could we guess Newton’s theory of gravity without observing the planets and stars? From there, we explore how correcting small problems with Newtonian gravity leads us to Einstein’s general relativity.

Alex Edison, Postdoctoral Scholar, Northwestern University

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