Last Modified: 2002 October 21
Charlie Torres / charlie@phys.utb.edu
Cosmic Censorship: What's the Problem?
Prof. Patrick Brady, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
A brief historical account of General Relativity, Einstein's theory of gravitation, will be followed by a discussion of gravitational collapse and black hole formation. Black holes are among the most dramatic predictions of general relativity. In a whirlwind tour of these fascinating objects, we will discover the truth about tunnels to alternate universes, what are naked singularities, and who is the cosmic censor.