Talk Description

A "duality" is something consisting of two opposing ideas. Think "day and night," "up and down," and "left and right." USU physicists Abhay Katyal and Oscar Varela explore dualities in physics, in which two seemingly different phenomena are described by the same underlying physical principles. Consider the everyday example of electricity and magnetism: Power plants generate electricity by using magnets, and running electricity through wires can, in turn, make a magnet.

"Unification" means becoming united as one whole thing. Abhay and Oscar are theoretical physicists exploring the ambitious idea that the rules of the universe can be unified using dualities, so that nature can be described by a small set of physical laws. At Science Unwrapped, they'll discuss how the tiniest subatomic particles secretly behave similarly to immense gravitational systems like black holes.

Admission is free and all ages are welcome.