Cosmic Odyssey: Past Present and Future


Speaker: Professor T. Padmanabhan, Distinguished Professor, Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Physics, Pune

 

Chair : Shri Soli J. Sorabjee, President, IIC

 

Spectacular progress achieved during recent years has allowed cosmologists to understand the evolution of our universe for a time span, extending from a tiny fraction of a second to about 14 billion years. This development has also unravelled some deep mysteries about the cosmos, especially as regards its composition. The lecture will describe how our current understanding of the universe is achieved and highlight some recent work which has the potential to solve these enigmas