Deep Down Beauty: Particle Physics, Mathematics, and the World Around Us

Dr. Bruce Schumm
University of California, Santa Cruz

Darwin 103
4:00 PM

Dr. Bruce Schumm of the University of California, Santa Cruz, author of Deep Down Things: The Breathtaking Beauty of Particle Physics, will talk about the profound and surprising connection between the worlds of physics and higher mathematics, and how the latter casts light on why the universe is a worthwhile place in which to spend time. [The lecture in PowerPoint (1 MB).]