SLAS Regular Meeting
Friday, January 19, 2018 7:30pm
McDonnell Hall, Washington University

Black Holes and Hawking Radiation
by
Dr. Carl Bender
Washington University

   Dr. Carl Bender will be featured at the January meeting of the St. Louis Astronomical Society. The meeting will begin at 7:30 PM Friday, January 19, in McDonnell Hall, Room 162, on the Washington University campus, Saint Louis, MO 63130. McDonnell Hall is accessible from Forsyth Boulevard via Tolman Way.
    A black hole is a region of space that is so massive and so compressed that its gravity overwhelms all material objects in the area. At the black hole's boundary, the gravity is so strong that nothing, not even a beam of light, should be able to escape it. Black holes have, however, been detected indirectly, by the light and other energy emitted by gas spiraling in toward the black hole. Dr. Stephen Hawking proposed an exception to the "nothing can escape a black hole" rule. He figured out that particles and energy could be emitted at the boundary of the black hole. The escaping particles are called "Hawking radiation". Dr. Bender will talk about the nature of black holes and discuss their emission of Hawking radiation.
    Dr. Carl Bender is the Konneker Distinguished Professor of Physics at Washington University. His research involves several areas of quantum field theory. He also serves as Science Consultant to the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico.

Upcoming Meetings: 2018

February Ryan Ogliore, PhD, Washington Univ
From Stardust to the Solar System Wash U
March Michael Medford, UC Berkeley
Discovering Planet 9 (10) (Zoom event)
April Kun Wang, PhD, Washington University
New Evidence for the Origin of the Moon
May Ryan Clegg-Watkins, PhD, Washington Univ
Exploring the Moon from Orbit: Paving the Way for Future Astronaut Explorers
June Eddie Schlafly, UC Berkeley Big Bang (Zoom)
July Erika Gibb, PhD, UMSL Comets
August Michael Bouchard, Washington University
Mars 2020 Rover
September Francesc Ferrer, PhD, Washington U.
In the wake of the Higgs, what will the next breakthrough at the LHC?
October Mao Xiaochen Washington University
The Dawn Mission: Vesta and Ceres
November Bard Joliff, PhD Washington University
Lunar Geology
December Pamela Gay, PhD ASP
Secret Squirrel Part 2

Meeting Agenda

Welcome

Parking

Introduction of Officers and Visitors

Main Speaker:  Dr. Carl Bender

Astro 101: Mark Jones Astronomical Events for the 1st quarter of 2018!

Membership Recognition Pins

Night Sky Network Pins

Homemade Fest

Star Parties:

TSE Mugs

Other Announcements