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Show 4 8, 2001 MONDAY, OCTOBER THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE of New Field Astronomy Arrives Fair Law School WYNNE PARRY Chronicle Asst. News Editor Wednesday, 10 October 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. A new field of astronomy is about to be born. The construction of enormous observatories along with computing power will soon bring the study of ripples in space and time known as gravitational waves to life, according to Ed Seidel, a professor at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational ever-increasi- Ballroom Union Ovii 90 law school Admissions Panel p.m. 2:00-3:3- 0 Collegiate Rm. Gt your quitloni anfd1 University rpfrtJI fife Brought to you by. College Advising. 450 581-814- ng Physics. Seidel spoke Thursday at a University of Utah physics department colloquium. Einstein's theory of relativity predicts cataclysmic astrophysical events, such as colliding black holes and exploding supernovas, will send SSB 1 dot? lrfpH&i) (HI miuhiimiiu out gravitational waves. Black holes are points where matter has collapsed under its own gravity, becoming so dense that nothing can escape its pull not even light. Evidence of their existence throughout the universe is building. The more mass involved, the more violent its motion and the more gravity, the stronger the ripples. For this reason, the collision between two black holes is an ideal source of gravitational waves, Seidel told The Daily Utah Chronicle. In a binary system, two black holes orbit around one another, emitting gravitational waves all the while. They lose energy and go faster, spiralling closer together. "The dance becomes more exciting, more passionate, and the two black holes become one," said Richard Price, a U physics professor who studies astrophysics, describing the collision. Observatories planned at sites around the world are designed with long arms, some kilometers in length. Lasers travel through vacuum tubes in these arms. When a gravitational wave passes, it causes objects to shrink and stretch. Observers must filter out any background motion to detect changes in distance as small as a fraction of an atomic nucleus, Seidel said in an interview. But without theoretical models No one told you the hardest part of being an engineer would be finding work your first job. Of course, it s still possible to get the high-tec- h you want by joining the U.S. Air Force. You can leverage your degree immediately and get hands-o- n experience with some of the most sophisticated technology on earth. To find out how to get your career off or visit our Web site at alrforce.com. the ground, call 1 -8- 00-423-USAF explaining the origin of the gravitational waves, observers who saw a signal would be unable to interpret ER1KA JOHNSON e Thomas Friedman, a Pulitzer Prize winner and foreign affairs columnist at The New York Times gave a lecture Wednesday, nearly filling Kingsbury Hall. The lecture, titled "The Challenge of Globalization," offered explanations of what globalization is, how it affects the world and how it happened. According to Friedman, globaliza- two-tim- U.S.Al!lFOitCQ J u Seidel. Researchers must find solutions for a myriad of points in space and over time. But increasing power in individual computer processors, plus the ability to link them together, will make the job more feasible. By comparing theoretical models with observations, researchers can interpret gravitational waves to understand their point of origin. After recognizing a gravitational-wav- e signal from a black hole, they can tell not only that it exists, but also its mass and how fast it spins, he said. With access to gravitational waves, researchers can begin to unlock many fundamentals of the universe. For instance, the further an, object is from our galaxy, the faster it continues moving away. Data from gravitational waves may help clarify the relationship between these two factors and cast more light on the architecture of the universe, he said. And unlike other particles emitted by an exploding star, gravitational waves escape essentially unscathed. These waves still contain a vast amount of information on the interior of the star information available no other way, he said. wparrychronicle.utah.edu three-dimension- tion is the framework that can explain events in the world since the end of the Cold War. Friedman contrasted the system of globalization with the Cold War system in many different ways. While the Cold War era was symbolized by division and "the wall," the modern system is symbolized by integration and "the web." If the two systems were athletic events, the Cold War would be sumo wrestling with both opponents throwing their weight around. Meanwhile, the system of globalization would be the ioo meter dash, "over and over and over again." The question of the Cold War was 'How big is your missile?" Under globalization, the question is "How fast is The diet drugs Pondumin and Redux may have caused serious heart and lung problems, even with minimal use. You very may have been damaged by these drugs without having any symptoms at all', or you may experience symptoms including fatigue, shortness of breath, andor health palpitations. If you took any of these drugs, even for as short as two months, you may have suffered heart or lung damage and you need to take immediate action to protect your health and your legal rights. "Fen-Phen- task requiring a "mind boggling" amount of arithmetic, according to Friedman Discusses New World System Chronicle News Writer v it, he said. And to generate models, equations for Einstein's theory of relativity must be solved for black holes a ", your modem?" The integration of the world by the World Wide Web creates a different power structure, according to Friedman. "We're all connected, but nobody's in charge," he said. This allows for people Friedman calls individuals" to wield power using and other their achieve to means technological goals. "Unfortunately, there aren't just nice guys," Friedman said, bringing up the events of Sept. n. Friedman said he has been telling audiences that Osama bin Laden is a angry man for three years. Globalization came about because of the democratization of finance, technology and information, according to Friedman. These three things "shrink, reduce and blow down walls all over the place." "When the walls fall, we are all in each other's business," Friedman said, explaining the economic changes globalization causes. He also talked about the speed of innovation and the increase of private investment sources "super-empower- ed ail Free Medical Testing and Class Settlement Information super-empower- The law firm of Driggs, Bills heart damage. 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