9 August 2013, 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Physics Lecture Theatre
Event details
When:
9 August 2013, 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Where:
Physics Lecture Theatre
Event type:
Lecture
Event open to:
All
Cost:
Free
Booking is necessary
Inquiries:
Shane Hengst (shane@phys.unsw.edu.au)
For full details:
Most galaxies harbour extremely massive black holes in their inner parts. In some so called Active Galaxies, powerful jets are generated due to accretion of matter onto the central black hole. Many such objects show strong and rapid variability of their light emission, observed across the whole electromagnetic spectrum.
I will describe what this variability can teach us about the Active Galaxies. I will also discuss what we can learn about the interstellar and intergalactic medium from observations of quasar variability in radio wavelengths.
Refreshments served from 5:30pm.
I will describe what this variability can teach us about the Active Galaxies. I will also discuss what we can learn about the interstellar and intergalactic medium from observations of quasar variability in radio wavelengths.
Refreshments served from 5:30pm.