2021 CAP Virtual Congress / Congrès virtuel de l'ACP 2021

Session

M-PLEN-2 Avery Broderick, Univ. of Waterloo / PI (DTP/PPD) (DPT/PPD)

M-PLEN-2

7 Jun 2021, 15:00

Underline Conference System

Conveners

M-PLEN-2 Avery Broderick, Univ. of Waterloo / PI (DTP/PPD) (DPT/PPD)

• Mark Walton (University of Lethbridge)

621. Unmasking Black Holes with the Event Horizon Telescope

Avery Broderick

07/06/2021, 15:00

Herzberg Public, Plenary, and Medal Talks / Conférenciers des sessions Herzberg, plénières et médaillés (CAP-ACP)

Plenary Speaker / Conférencier(ère) plénier(ère)

Black holes are, without question, one of the most bizarre and mysterious phenomena predicted by Einstein’s theory of general relativity. They correspond to infinitely dense, compact regions in space and time, where gravity is so extreme that nothing, not even light, can escape from within. And, their existence raises some of the most challenging questions about the nature of space and time....