BLTP Joint Laboratory Seminar

Date and Time: Thursday, 29 October 2020, at 3:00 PM

Venue: Online conference on Zoom, Bogoliubov Laboratory of Theoretical Physics

Seminar topic: «Black holes as the most attractive astronomical objects»

Speaker: A. F. Zakharov (ITEP, Moscow, BLTP JINR)

Abstract:

Many alternative theories of gravity have emerged and the emergence of at least part of these theories has been associated with attempts to explain the problems of dark matter and dark energy by changes in the law of gravity. We discuss the possibilities of using bright star observations near the Galactic Center to test the predictions of general relativity and obtain constraints on the parameters of alternative theories of gravity. We discuss black hole investigations that were awarded the Nobel prize in physics in 2020 and a connection of our works with these studies.

(the Nobel prize in physics in 2020)