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| December 18, 2008 | FWN-Building 5111.0080, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG, Groningen |
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Speaker:
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Physics: Prof. dr. R. Timmermans |
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Affiliation:
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KVI / University of Groningen |
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Title:
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The Nobel prize in physics 2008: Broken symmetries |
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Date:
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18-12-2008 |
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Start:
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16.00 |
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Location:
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FWN-Building 5111.0080 |
Abstract
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2008 was awarded to Yoichiro Nambu, Makoto Kobayashi, and Toshihide Maskawa for their landmark discoveries about Nature’s symmetries. In this colloquium I first review Nambu’s concept of spontaneously broken symmetry. Next I discuss the broken symmetry of Kobayashi and Maskawa. The implications for particle physics and cosmology will be addressed. We will answer the all-important question:
Was the Nobel Committee right?
| Last modified: | December 08, 2008 11:35 |
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