Sala Seminarios IFIC (Edf. Institutos de Investigación) Martes, 1 de Marzo de 2005 a las 12:00 PM
Resumen
The universe is made of tiny particles. Among the most abundant of these are the enigmatic neutrinos. They are a billion times more abundant than the particles of which the earth and we humans are made. Thus, to understand the universe, we must understand the neutrinos.
Moving ghostlike, almost invisibly, through matter, these particles are very hard to pin down and study. However, dramatic progress has recently been made.
In this talk, the neutrinos will be introduced. Their behavior, so different from that of everyday objects, will be explained, and the recent discoveries will be described. The open questions about neutrinos, the coming attempts to answer these questions, and the role of neutrinos in shaping the universe and making human life possible, will all be explained.
