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A SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM THAT EXAMINES ALBERT EINSTEIN’S GENERAL THEORY
OF RELATIVITY FROM AN INTEGRATED AND POLYMATHIC APPROACH
USC Sidney Harman Academy USC
for Polymathic Study
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2015
DOHENY MEMORIAL LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
The USC SIDNEY HARMAN ACADEMY FOR POLYMATHIC
STUDY, in collaboration with the LOS ANGELES INSTITUTE
FOR THE HUMANITIES, is hosting an all-day workshop
celebrating the 100th anniversary of the publication of Albert Einstein’s
General Theory of Relativity. Einstein’s work, part of the foundation of
modern physics, has expanded beyond the realms of science, permeating
the visual arts, literature, and general culture. Throughout the day in
workshops, discussions, and creative activities, experts from various
disciplines and professions who integrate General Relativity into their
work will join a select group of students to explore the theory’s multiple
meanings, applications, and possibilities for future inquiry.
ALBERT EINSTEIN’S GENERAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY
PRESENTED BY THE
USC SIDNEY HARMAN ACADEMY FOR POLYMATHIC STUDY
AND THE
LOS ANGELES INSTITUTE FOR THE HUMANITIES
THE CENTENNIAL
E E A N
THE
C
SESSION 1 | THE GENERAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY | DML 241
9:00–9:10 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks
Clifford Johnson, USC Department of Physics and Astronomy
and Co-Director of the LAIH
9:10–9:45 a.m. What is General Relativity?
Sean Carroll, California Institute of Technology,
Department of Physics and LAIH Fellow
9:45–10:00 a.m. Spotlight: Emmy Noether and Symmetry
K. C. Cole, USC Annenberg and LAIH Fellow
(with student blackboard demo)
10:00–10:15 a.m. Q & A
10:15–10:30 a.m. Presentation of Einstein’s “Key to the Universe” Papers
Marje Schuetze-Coburn, USC Libraries
Michaela Ullmann, USC Libraries
NOTE: The papers will be on display throughout the day in the
Feuchtwanger Memorial Library (DML 206)
10:30–10:45 a.m. Coffee Break
SESSION 2 | GENERAL RELATIVITY AT THE MOVIES | DML 241
10:45–11:30 a.m. The Science of Interstellar
Kip Thorne, California Institute of Technology,
Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics, Emeritus
11:30–11:50 a.m. Q & A
SESSION 3 | EINSTEIN AND THE ARTS | DML 240
12:00–12:40 p.m. Lunch
(RSVP required: www.usc.edu/esvp - CODE:EINSTEIN)
12:40–12:50 p.m. Welcome and Introduction
Clifford Johnson
12:50–1:35 p.m. Panel Discussion: Einstein, Relativity, Arts and Culture
K. C. Cole
Clifford Johnson
Ze’ev Rosenkranz, California Institute of Technology,
Einstein Papers Project
1:35–1:55 p.m. Q & A
1:55–2:10 p.m. Break
SESSION 4 | EINSTEIN & RELATIVITY: THE PERSONAL IMPACT | DML 241
2:10–2:45 p.m. “It’s Good my Skin Can’t Be Sold as Parchment”:
The Public and the Private Albert Einstein
Ze’ev Rosenkranz
2:45–3:00 p.m. Q & A
3:00–3:15 p.m. Student Reading from Picasso at the Lapin Agile
SESSION 5 | GENERAL RELATIVITY AT THE SCIENTIFIC
FRONTIER: BLACK HOLES | DML 241
3:15–3:30 p.m. Spotlight: Karl Schwarzschild and Exact Solutions
Student Reading and Blackboard Demo
3:30–4:05 p.m. Black Holes Everywhere!
Matt Malkan, UCLA, Department of Physics
and Astronomy
4:05–4:20 p.m. Q & A
4:20–4:35 p.m. Coffee Break
SESSION 6 | EINSTEIN AND RELATIVITY IN LITERATURE AND BEYOND | DML 241
4:35–5:15 p.m. Playing with Metaphor
K. Kvashay-Boyle, award-winning narrative artist
and LAIH Fellow
5:15–5:30 p.m. Q & A and Reflections on the Day
Abstract (if available)
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