Friday, October 18 at 7:30 p.m.

Live at David Pecker Conference Room, Willcox Hall, Pace University, Pleasantville NY or via Zoom

Monster Black Holes at the Edge of the Universe

Zoltan Haiman, PhD
Department of Astronomy, Columbia University

Black holes as massive as several billion solar masses appeared within a billion years after the Big Bang. The origin of these objects remains a mystery. Prof. Haiman will present state-of-the art speculations on how such massive black holes may have formed in the early universe from black hole remnants of the first stars, via rapid gas accretion, or via successive mergers. Observations with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and with the space-based gravitational-wave detector called Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) will help us understand the origin of massive black holes, as well as their subsequent growth through gas accretion and mergers.

Free & open to the public. In-person attendance encouraged. Meet & greet WAA members.

If you wish to attend via Zoom, the link is on the WAA home page.

Please note: this is the 3rd Friday of the month. The second Friday is Yom Kippur. The remaining talks in 2024 will be on the second Friday of the month.