Monday 16th December - 05:20 PM GMT
Opening Interview: The creation of white holes
Entering the heart of the universe
What is the journey like into the heart of a black hole? When time and space themselves collapse, could a white whole be born?
Join IAI Live for an interview with best-selling author and leading physicist, Carlo Rovelli, as he gives us a tour of the cutting-edge of theoretical physics and explores the possibility of white holes.
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Carlo Rovelli
Pioneering physicist
Carlo Rovelli is an Italian theoretical physicist who works mainly in the field of Quantum Gravity. Carlo's popular science book Seven Briefs Lessons on Physics has been translated into 41 languages and sold over one million copies, and he has authored other best-selling books including Reality Is Not What It Seems (2015) and The Order of Time (2018). In 2019 he was named one of the 100 most influential thinkers by Foreign Policy magazine.
Rovelli has developed the theory of loop quantum gravity and made significant contributions to the field of relational quantum mechanics. He has also written extensively about the history and philosophy of science.