Black Holes in Galaxies: Physics Colloquium with Nobel Laureate Professor Reinhard Genzel

Black Holes in Galaxies: Experimental Evidence & Cosmic Evolution

Nobel Prize-winning physicist Professor Reinhard Genzel will deliver a colloquium at Tel Aviv University as part of his visit under Lowy Distinguished Guest Professors framework.

Abstract:

About a century after Albert Einstein's presentation of General Relativity and Karl Schwarzschild's first solution, have three experimental techniques made remarkable progress in proving the existence of the Schwarzschild/Kerr black hole solution.  I will describe the impressive progress of high resolution near-infrared and radio imaging and interferometry, and of precision measurements of gravitational waves in the Galactic Center and other galaxies. I will then discuss what we now know about the cosmic co-evolution and growth of galaxies and black holes, and finish with the riddle of massive black holes detected by JWST only a few hundred Myrs after the Big Bang.

When: January 12, 2025, 14:00

Where: Shenkar Building, Lev Hall 009

Professor Genzel, Director of the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, was awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of a supermassive compact object at the center of our galaxy.

This colloquium presents a unique opportunity to gain insights from one of the leading figures in astrophysics.

For those unable to attend in person, the colloquium will be accessible via Zoom. You can join the session using the link