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Chaos & Complex Systems Seminar
Living the unknown: A dancer's perspective
Time: 12:05 pm
Place: 5310 Chamberlin (Refreshments will be served)
Speaker: Choi Myo-Young, UW Department of Dance
Abstract: In these times of economic chaos, social turmoil, we live with a sense of growing insecurity about the future. Through the lens of dance, we can look to the past--both mythic and real--as a means to fearlessly face our future.
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Astronomy Colloquium
The Ins and Outs of Stellar Oscillations
Time: 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Place: 3425 Sterling Hall
Speaker: Richard Townsend, UW Astronomy Dept
Abstract: Once thought to be a peculiarity exhibited by a minority of stars, stellar oscillations are now regarded as the rule rather than the exception. Across the whole Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, we see evidence of the periodic photospheric motions that are the hallmark of the excitation of one or more oscillation modes. In this review talk, I'll discuss the wave properties of these modes; explore the various mechanisms for their excitation; explain how they can be used to probe the internal structure of stars, through the discipline of asteroseismology; and, consider how oscillation modes might alter this internal structure.
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String Theory Seminar
String Universality in Six Dimensions
Time: 4:00 pm
Place: 2301 Sterling Hall
Speaker: Vijay Kumar, MIT
Host: Gary Shiu
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