Renowned theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate Kip Thorne












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            The Warped Side of the Universe



            The renowned American theoretical physicist and Nobel Prize laureate Kip Thorne will be ho

            University in Prague this week. The professor will be giving three lectures for both exper
            audiences about gravitational wave astronomy and the non-linear dynamics of curved spaceti


            The last, called The Warped Side of the Universe: From the big bang to black holes and gra
            is open to the public and taking place at the Faculty of Law on May 17 at five pm (main le

            Curieových 901/7, Praha 1).



            Kip Thorne’s Prague visit is among the most anticipated events at CU this year. Aside from
            contribution in the field of physics, Thorne is also well-known for his scientific consult
            the film Interstellar, directed by Christopher Nolan.


            The Warped Side of the Universe: From the big bang to black holes and gravitational waves


            There is a Warped Side to our Universe: objects and phenomena that are made from warped sp
            time. Three examples are black holes, the big bang in which our Universe was born, and rip
            fabric of space-time called gravitational waves. Thorne will describe this Warped Side of 

            recent breakthroughs in the quest to probe it theoretically using computer simulations and
            using gravitational waves.