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Research at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) is aimed at investigating Einstein’s relativity and beyond: mathematics, quantum gravity, astrophysical relativity, gravitational wave astronomy, data analysis and cosmology. The institute is located in Potsdam and in Hannover.


News

17. Januar 2012
Ein Winzling hält die Welt in Atem
Vortrag und Diskussion über die Suche nach dem Higgs-Teilchen mit Dr. Axel Kleinschmidt am Donnerstag, 19. Januar 2012, um 19 Uhr in der Galerie 11-line, Charlottenstraße 117, 14467 Potsdam.
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9. November 2011
Luftballons und die Expansion des Universums
Einsteins Theorien am bundesweiten Max-Planck-Tag am 11. November in der Berlin British School
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4. November 2011
Was war vor dem Urknall?
AEI-Wissenschaftler berichtet bei Falling-Walls-Konferenz in Berlin
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3th November 2011
Nine new gamma pulsars
Discoveries in Fermi telescope data thanks to method used in gravitational wave astronomy
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Upcoming events and conferences at the Albert Einstein Institute

Jürgen Ehlers Springschool "Gravitational Physics" 2012
When: 19th - 30th March 2012
Website: *http://springschool.aei.mpg.de/



The Research Teams

* Geometric Analysis and Gravitation
Director: Gerhard Huisken
Senior Staff: Lars Andersson, Alan Rendall
* Astrophysical Relativity
Director: Bernard F. Schutz
Senior Staff: Maria Alessandra Papa, Luciano Rezzolla
* Quantum Gravity & Unified Theories
Director: Hermann Nicolai
Senior Staff: Axel Kleinschmidt, Stefan Theisen
* Laser Interferometry & Gravitational Wave Astronomy
Director: Karsten Danzmann
* Observational Relativity and Cosmology
Director: Bruce Allen
* Max Planck Research Group
Canonical and Covariant Dynamics of Quantum Gravity
Group Leader: Bianca Dittrich
* Independent Research Group
Microscopic Quantum Structure & Dynamics of Spacetime
Group Leader: Daniele Oriti
* Independent Research Group
String Cosmology
Group Leader: Jean-Luc Lehners



* Research Highlights
Recent research results [more]
* Research Projects & Cooperations
Information about national and international research cooperations [more]
* Gravitational Wave Observatories
Details about gravitational wave detectors like GEO600, LISA,... [more]


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Today's seminars
Thu, 09 Feb 2012, 1:30 PM
Quantum gravity journal club
Christopher Eling
Upcoming seminars
Fri, 10 Feb 2012, 10:00 AM
gw data analysis seminar
Badri Krishnan & Francesco Salemi
Mon, 13 Feb 2012, 10:30 AM
Area minimizing surfaces in mean convex 3-manifolds
Theodora Bourni
Mon, 13 Feb 2012, 2:00 PM
Brownian motion in curved spacetimes
Matteo Smerlak
Tue, 14 Feb 2012, 10:00 AM
gw data analysis seminar
Badri Krishnan & Francesco Salemi
Tue, 14 Feb 2012, 2:00 PM
Dualities and moduli spaces of gauge theories with 8 supercharges
Noppadol Mekareeya
Wed, 15 Feb 2012, 2:00 PM
Internal seminar AEI
Abraham Harte, Martin Reiris and Roberto Volpato
Thu, 16 Feb 2012, 1:30 PM
Quantum gravity journal club
Maciej Trzetrzelewski
Fri, 17 Feb 2012, 10:00 AM
gw data analysis seminar
Badri Krishnan & Francesco Salemi
Mon, 20 Feb 2012, 10:30 AM
A class of conformal curves on the Reissner-Nordstroem spacetime
Juan A Valiente Kroon
Tue, 21 Feb 2012, 10:00 AM
gw data analysis seminar
Badri Krishnan & Francesco Salemi
Tue, 21 Feb 2012, 11:00 AM
Astrophysical Relativity Journal Club
contact: Alberto Sesana
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