Physics @ Brown

    Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at 11:00 AM until 11:50 AMUTC -04:00


    Department of Physics
    85 Waterman St Rm 130
    Providence, RI 02912
    United States

    “The Jazz of Physics: The Link Between Music and The Structure of the Universe”
    Presented by Professor Stephon Alexander

    Department of Physics

    In this talk we will revisit the interconnection between music and the evolution of astrophysics and the laws of motion. We will explore new ways music, in particular Jazz music, mirrors modern physics, such as quantum mechanics, general relativity and the physics of the early universe.  Finally, we will discuss ways that innovations in physics have been and can be inspired from "improvisational logic" exemplified in Jazz performance and practice.

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