About the Conference
As we all loved Jiří and miss him very much, we decided to invite his friends, collaborators, and former students to spend three days remembering Jiří and celebrating his scientific achievements and his beloved general relativity.
The conference will take place at the Troja campus of the Charles University Faculty of Mathematics and Physics in Prague (Wednesday - Thursday) and in the historical building of the Czech Academy of Sciences (Friday).
Conference Topics
- mathematical relativity
- relativistic astrophysics
- black holes
- classical and quantum effects in curved spacetimes
- gravitational waves
- social gathering remembering Jiří
Conference Dates:
May 28-30, 2025
Invited Speakers
- Andres Anabalon
- Piotr Chrusciel*
- Wan Cong
- Valeri Frolov
- Christian Klein
- Robert Mann*
- Hermann Nicolai
- Volker Perlick
- Tsvi Piran
- Martin Rees*
- Gerhard Schäfer
- Kip Thorne
Conference Photo
Public Lecture
Kip Thorne: Quantum Fluctuations in our Universe's Warped Side: Big Bang, Black Holes, Wormholes, Time Travel and Gravitational Waves. May 28, 2025 in Blue Lecture Hall
Conference Poster
Poster in A4 format: 6 MB, 570 kB
Organizers
D. Kubizňák, P. Krtouš, V. Karas
Contact
joyn7974Fzxi.nfe.zqic.uq
Public Lecture
Prof. Kip Thorne will give a public lecture intended for both professional and lay audiences (in English):
- Title: Quantum Fluctuations in our Universe’s Warped Side: Big Bang, Black Holes, Wormholes, Time Travel and Gravitational Waves
- When: Wednesday, May 28 at 7:00 PM
- Where: Blue Auditorium – Karolinum, Charles University (Celetná 20, Prague 1)
Pozvánka v češtině je na stránkách Vesmír pro lidstvo:
Registration Form
Please fill out the form below to register for the conference. Fields marked with * are required.
Conference Schedule
Below is the preliminary schedule for the conference (click on any row of the table to view the respective abstract). You can also get the program as a pdf file with abstracts or without abstracts.
Day 1: Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Location: T1 Lecture room in Troja campus.
| Time | Speaker | Title |
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Public Lecture
Location: Blue auditorium in Prague center.
| Time | Speaker | Title |
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| 1900–2000 | Kip Thorne | Quantum Fluctuations in our Universe's Warped Side: Big Bang, Black Holes, Wormholes, Time Travel and Gravitational Waves. |
| 1900–2000 | Kip Thorne | |
| Quantum Fluctuations in our Universe's Warped Side: Big Bang, Black Holes, Wormholes, Time Travel and Gravitational Waves. | ||
Day 3: Friday, May 30, 2025
Location: Czech Academy of Sciences building in Prague center.
| Time | Speaker | Title |
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Venue Information
The conference will take place at the Troja campus of the Charles University Faculty of Mathematics and Physics in Prague (Wednesday - Thursday) and in the historical building of the Czech Academy of Sciences (Friday).
Troja Campus
V Holešovičkách 2
Prague
The T1 lecture room is across the hallway from the entrance near the tallest building of the campus.
Coordinates: 50.1149550N, 14.4491139E
Czech Academy of Sciences
Národní 3
Prague
The Czech Academy of Sciences building is located in downtown Prague.
Coordinates: 50.0816261N, 14.4145375E
Blue Auditorium
The public lecture takes place in Blue Auditorium – Karolinum, Charles University (Celetná 20, Prague 1)
Coordinates: 50.0872379N, 14.4240589E
Church of Our Lady of the Snows
The church is located in downtown Prague.
Coordinates: 50.0833853N, 14.4223942E
Transportation
All sites are readily accessible by Prague public transport, see dpp.cz.