PIRSA:12020130  ( Flash Presentation , MP4 Low Res , MP3 , PDF ) Which Format?

Speaker(s): Ramesh Narayan

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Date: 29/02/2012 - 2:00 pm

Series: Colloquium

URL: http://pirsa.org/12020130/  Share:

PIRSA:09020045  ( Flash Presentation , Windows Presentation , Windows Video File , MP3 , PDF) Which Format?

Speaker(s): Ramesh Narayan

Abstract: An astrophysical black hole is completely described with just two parameters: its mass and its dimensionless spin. A few dozen black holes have mass estimates, but until recently none had a reliable spin estimate. The first spins have now been measured for black holes in X-ray binaries.

Date: 19/02/2009 - 11:00 am

Series: Cosmology & Gravitation

URL: http://pirsa.org/09020045/  Share:

PIRSA:09020024  ( Flash Presentation , Windows Presentation , Windows Video File , MP3 , PDF) Which Format?

Speaker(s): Ramesh Narayan

Abstract: Astronomers have discovered many candidate black holes in the universe and have studied their properties in ever-increasing detail. Over the last decade, a few groups have developed observational tests for the presence of event horizons in candidate black holes. The talk will discuss one of these te... read more

Date: 18/02/2009 - 2:00 pm

Series: Colloquium

URL: http://pirsa.org/09020024/  Share: