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Monday, November 28, 2011
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
CNLS Conference Room (TA-3, Bldg 1690)

Colloquium

Maxwell, Einstein, and Their Impossibilities

Mark G. Raizen
Center for Nonlinear Dynamics and Department of Physics, The University of Texas at Austin

In 1871, James Clerk Maxwell proposed a thought experiment, and in 1907, Albert Einstein made a prediction. Both men concluded that the experimental realizations would be impossible. In this talk I will describe our recent work that relates to this history, and show how it has enabled new methods for controlling matter with light.

Host: Adolfo del Campo, T-4