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Baltic-German University Liaison Office: Basic Research in Nuclear and Particle Physics - Esoteric or Useful for Society?
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Europe/Vilnius
D401 (NFTMC)
D401
NFTMC
Sauletekio al. 3
Description
About the lecture:
The importance of basic research for a society is not clear to most people. "Why do we need that, when there are other problems?" Particle physics and its search for the basic forces and building blocks of nature is a good example of this. It is known that the laws of quantum mechanics are so abstract that even Einstein had a saying "God does not play dice". Today, quantum mechanics and its application have enormous economic and social significance. These and other examples are presented in the lecture and provide a solid basis for justifying pure basic research, even if it does not appear to be practical.
An informal roundtable discussion is expected afterwards.
About Baltic-German University Liaison Office see here: www.hochschulkontor.lv
Coffee is expected after the event at 17:00.
