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Large-scale structure cosmology from low to high redshiftClose to a decade in the making, the imminent DESI experiment (desi.lbl.gov <http://desi.lbl.gov/> ) promises to revolutionise our understanding of Dark Energy and extend large-scale structure studies to z~2. But what comes next? The unprecedented depth of LSST will enable 'dropout' selection of Lyman-break galaxies at z~3 and 4 that prove ideal ...
The ALPHA Collaboration at CERN has combined antiprotons and positrons to create and probe antihydrogen atoms. ALPHA can now store over 1000 antihydrogen atoms at a time for thousands of seconds. We have developed techniques to conduct precision physics using minimal numbers of antiatoms. The comparison of antihydrogen and hydrogen ...
In this talk, I will first discuss the state of the art high order methods for hydrodynamic simulations. The numerical approximation of the Euler equations of gas dynamics in a moving frame is a common approach for solving many multiphysics problems involving e.g. large deformations, strong shocks and interactions of ...
Gigaton Challenges in Climate-Tech InnovationDavid Danielson, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, will put forward grand challenges to the Stanford community in energy & food/agriculture technology that represent opportunities to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions by more than 0.5 Gtons/year CO2-equivalent, from 1,000 hours grid batteries to zero-emissions cows and everything in between. He will also discuss ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
What Is Real? The Unfinished Quest for the Meaning of Quantum PhysicsMonday Night Philosophy and almost all physicists agree that quantum mechanics is among humanity's finest scientific achievements. But ask what it means, and the result will be a not-so-scientific brawl. For a century, most physicists have followed Niels Bohr's Copenhagen interpretation and dismissed questions about the reality underlying quantum physics ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, $10 Members, $8 Students
The Green New Deal calls for eliminating fossil fuels and switching to renewable energy sources within a decade a large-scale investment in jobs, infrastructure, and technology. Is this plan ambitious and achievable…or not economically or technically feasible? Are there precedents in American history that can shed light on this debate? ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free
Modeling Turbulent Particle-laden FlowsThe need for cloud modeling is vital for weather prediction. Weather forecasts can be difficult to create accurately because of a limited understanding of rain formation. By studying how droplets grow and form in clouds on a small scale, forecasters can improve their knowledge of larger cloud processes and dynamics, ...