A Public Lecture: 100 Years after Einstein: the Discovery of Gravitational Waves at the “ADA” University

21.02.2016 17:13

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A Public Lecture: 100 Years after Einstein: the Discovery of Gravitational Waves at the “ADA” University

On February 11, one of the vital events has happened in the science history. Thus, American scientists have declared the discovery of gravitational waves, supposed 100 years ago by founder of theory of probability - Albert Einstein, in Washington, reported about Emeritus Professor at the University of Maryland and Director of the East-West Space Science Center, Dr. Physics-math Prof. Roald Sagdeyev at ADA University.

In the event, chancellor of National Aviation Academy, Academician Arif Pashayev, executive director of Science Development Foundation under AR President Elchin Babayev, director of the Institute of Transport and Aerospace Problems of the National Aviation Academy, Academician Bahadur Tagiyev, director of the Shamakha Astrophysical Observatory, corresponding member of ANAS Namig Jalilov and other scientists and specialists were attended.

Opening the meeting chancellor of “ADA” University, Prof. Hafiz Pashayev stated that lecture was devoted to rather actual topic. Currently, Prof. R.Sagdeyev is a Distinguish Visiting Professor at ADA University's School of Information Technologies and Engineering. He will be teaching a weekly seminar course to the advance Sophomore SITE students. The Seminar course is titled, SITE 200 Technogenesis®- Intro. to Innovation, Creativity, Scientific Foundations & Emerging Technologies in Business, he added.

Later on R. Sagdeyev made a presentation on “100 Years after Einstein: the Discovery of Gravitational Waves”. According to lecturer, the gravitational waves were detected on September 14, 2015 at 5:51 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (09:51 UTC) by both of the twin Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) detectors, located in Livingston, Louisiana, and Hanford, Washington, USA. Based on the observed signals, LIGO scientists estimate that the black holes for this event were about 29 and 36 times the mass of the sun, and the event took place 1.3 billion years ago. About 3 times the mass of the sun was converted into gravitational waves in a fraction of a second—with a peak power output about 50 times that of the whole visible universe.

In closing, exchanged views on the topic and numerous questions were responded.