Black Hole Superradiance in Rotating Fluids
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Nottingham
Department Name: Sch of Mathematical Sciences
Abstract
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Organisations
- University of Nottingham (Lead Research Organisation)
- University College London (Collaboration)
- Newcastle University (Collaboration)
- Royal Holloway, University of London (Collaboration)
- St. Andrews University (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE (Collaboration)
- KING'S COLLEGE LONDON (Collaboration)
Publications
Biermann S
(2020)
Unruh and analogue Unruh temperatures for circular motion in 3 + 1 and 2 + 1 dimensions
in Physical Review D
Braden J
(2019)
Nonlinear Dynamics of the Cold Atom Analog False Vacuum
Braden J
(2018)
Towards the cold atom analog false vacuum
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Braden J
(2019)
Nonlinear dynamics of the cold atom analog false vacuum
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Braden J
(2019)
New Semiclassical Picture of Vacuum Decay.
in Physical review letters
Cardoso V
(2016)
Detecting Rotational Superradiance in Fluid Laboratories.
in Physical review letters
Coutant A
(2018)
Low-frequency analogue Hawking radiation: The Korteweg-de Vries model
in Physical Review D
Coutant A
(2018)
Low-frequency analogue Hawking radiation: The Bogoliubov-de Gennes model
in Physical Review D
Erne S
(2018)
Universal dynamics in an isolated one-dimensional Bose gas far from equilibrium.
in Nature
Fifer Z
(2019)
Analog cosmology with two-fluid systems in a strong gradient magnetic field.
in Physical review. E
| Description | We have now completed several experimental studies to verify (for the first time) the following analogue gravity processes: - black hole superradiance (published in Nature Physics) - black hole light bending (published in Journal of Fluid Dynamics) - black hole ringdown (published in Physical Review Letters) - black hole backaction (published in Physical Review Letters) |
| Exploitation Route | 6. Outreach activities. My theoretical and experimental studies are a natural vehicle to explain the mysteries of the late and early universe to the general public. Below I have listed the essential outreach activities carried out by my research group and I. The outreach activities have international dimensions, as the printed media and film coverage is shown in many different countries all over the world. Public lectures • 2016 100 years of black holes: 2016 is the centennial of the discovery of the Schwarzschild solution. Thomas Sotiriou, Jorma Louko and myself arranged a small outreach event, consisting of two presentations (by Thomas and Jorma) and after that my laboratory was opened for guided tours. • 2016 A public lecture at the Pint of Science Festival on Black holes in the bathtub. As part of the advertisement the organizers filmed my laboratory, see list of video coverage of my laboratory. • 2015 A public lecture at The University of Nottingham on General Relativity's legacy: black holes, strange stars and ripples in space-time fabric as part of the public lecture series to celebrate a 100 Years of General Relativity. o The presentation was recorded and posted on youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqU5w2zRh4U • 2014 A public lecture in the Cine-World Cham (Bavaria, Germany) with the title "Ein Blick ins Universum: Sind Schwarze Löcher wirklich schwarz?" (A glimpse of the universe: are black holes really black?). There were 250 people in the audience, the movie theatre was sold out and several local newspapers covered the event, see for example article on the 7 October 2014. Presentation for science writers 27-29 August 2014 Invited speaker at the "Science writing workshop in Stockholm" The goal of the workshop was: "Quantum physics is a notoriously challenging subject even for the experts. The goal of this workshop is to give science writers the opportunity to take a step back and gain a broader perspective on this field. At the same time, we want to give researchers in the field the possibility to interact with science writers and share experiences about the pitfalls of science communication." Newspaper coverage of my work and/or expert opinion on others work • DIE ZEIT / Spectrum.de Schwarzes Loch in der Badewanne By Robert Gast 2018 • PhysicsWorld Studying impossible systems By Matthew Francis 2018 • WIRED TO UNDERSTAND THE UNIVERSE, PHYSICISTS ARE BUILDING THEIR OWN By Katia Moskvitch 2018 • SCIENCE NEWS Water circling a drain provides insight into black holes By Emily Conover 2017 • PhysicsWorld Rotational superradiance spotted as water swirls down a drain bye Hamish Johnston 2017 • NAUTILUS Benchtop Black Holes Help Physicists Glimpse the Quantum Universe By Claudia Geib 2016 • PM Physicist Creates Lab-Sized "Black Hole": The experiment's results may finally prove that Hawking radiation exists By Sophie Weiner 2016 • THE VERGE New evidence supports Stephen Hawking's theory of shrinking black holes By James Vincent 2016 • NATURE | NEWS Artificial black hole creates its own version of Hawking radiation By Davide Castelvecchi 2016 • THE TIMES Black hole born in the lab may win Hawking a Nobel By Oliver Moody 2016 • DIE ZEIT / SPECTRUM.DE Das Schwarze Loch in der Badewanne By Fran Konitzer 2015 • NEW SCIENTIST Feature article: A black hole in a bath: Big physics on a bench-top By Sophie Hebden 2014 Video interviews • Spiegel online - http://www.spiegel.de/video/schwarzes-loch-in-der-badewanne-zeigt-penrose-prozess-video-1793194.html 2017 • Facebook NOWTHIS - https://www.facebook.com/NowThisFuture/videos/vb.1010847105623136/1703728126335027 Views: 3,100,000 2017 • Facebook Techinside UK - https://www.facebook.com/TechInsiderUK/videos/vb.514840712056653/697541813786541/?type=2&theater Views: 1,300,000 2017 • Sixty Symbols The Black Hole Machine This is a video coverage of my laboratory explaining the bizarre effects related to rotating black holes and how we can visualize them in my setup. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOnoYQchHFw Views: 203,845 2016 • Science writer George Musser on Leaders of physics wrestle with the riddles of their subjecthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJJg1P5bYeo Views: 736 2015 Radio interview 2016 Skype interview with Max Sanders (The Guardian) to participate at the "award-winning show, which is usually headed up by our Head of Science Ian Sample, is regularly featured in the 'Top 3' Science and Medicine iTunes charts and so offers extensive coverage, both in listenership and geographic scope". The description on the website for particular episode I participated in is as follows: "In 1916, Albert Einstein published his theory of general relativity. Evidence in support of his ideas on gravity is now streaming in from all corners of the universe. There's just one problem though. Although Einstein's theory works wonderfully on a cosmic scale, when we use it to look at things that are very small - on the quantum scale - everything goes wrong. So can we ever bring these two sides of physics together? And what will emerge as our unifying theory? Joining Hannah Devlin in the studio this week to help unpick this cosmic puzzle is theoretical physicist, author, and loop quantum gravity advocate Professor Carlo Rovelli, and fellow theoretical physicist and string theory enthusiast Professor Bill Spence. We'll also hear from Dr Silke Weinfurtner about what analogue black holes - which are created in the lab - can reveal about the nature of quantum gravity. https://www.theguardian.com/science/audio/2016/oct/11/the-quest-for-a-theory-of-everything-science-weekly-podcast Participation in documentaries • TV space series for Discovery called Strip The Cosmos Producer: Dr Duncan Bulling www.windfallfilms.com • Filmed by Peter Galison for a documentary made for cinema Joseph Pellegrino University Professor (Harvard University) Galison is currently putting the material together for an epistemological film about black holes and how they raise questions about the limit of knowledge. In the past Galison used film to get at certain aspects of the history and philosophy of science-one film "Secrecy" (on national security and nuclear weapons) began at Sundance in 2008, a more recent film, Containment came out in 2015 (about how to secure nuclear waste for a legislative period of not less than 10,000 years). |
| Sectors | Education,Other |
| URL | https://www.nature.com/articles/nphys4151 |
| Description | Our findings have been covered by the media in more than 20 news articles (printed and online) and in videos that altogether obtained more than 3,000,000 views. The scientific community showed great interest in our work and has lead to numerous seminar invitations for the PI (Dr Silke Weinfurtner) and members of her research group. The PI gave more than 15 presentations on the topic since the starting date of the grant. During the funding period a patent application for a novel interface sensor for liquid interfaces had been developed. Since then, detection methods for fluid interfaces have been further developed, using off-axis holography techniques, resulting in a second patent application. Beyond that, the Black Hole Laboratory appeared in the Black Hole Documentary prepared for cinema: https://www.blackholefilm.com/watch and an interview with the PI appeared in Quanta Magazine https://www.quantamagazine.org/she-turns-fluids-into-black-holes-and-inflating-universes-20221212/ |
| First Year Of Impact | 2019 |
| Sector | Education,Other |
| Impact Types | Societal |
| Description | FQXI |
| Amount | £7,500 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | RK2221 |
| Organisation | Foundational Questions Institute (FQXi) |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United States |
| Start | 01/2018 |
| End | 08/2018 |
| Description | Quantum Technology for Fundamental Physics |
| Amount | £4,208,091 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ST/T006900/1 |
| Organisation | University of Nottingham |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2021 |
| End | 06/2024 |
| Description | Research Fellows Enhancement Award 2017 |
| Amount | £97,078 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | RGF\EA\180286 |
| Organisation | The Royal Society |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 12/2017 |
| End | 03/2021 |
| Description | Research Fellows Enhancement Awards 2018 |
| Amount | £189,387 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | RGF\EA\181015 |
| Organisation | The Royal Society |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 11/2018 |
| End | 03/2021 |
| Description | Research Leadership Awards |
| Amount | £982,358 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | RL-2019-020 |
| Organisation | The Leverhulme Trust |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2020 |
| End | 12/2021 |
| Description | Univ of Nottingham |
| Amount | £7,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | RA22FR |
| Organisation | University of Nottingham |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2017 |
| End | 07/2019 |
| Description | University Research Fellowships Renewals |
| Amount | £322,150 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | URF\R\180038 |
| Organisation | The Royal Society |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2018 |
| End | 09/2021 |
| Description | Quantum Simulators for Fundamental Physics |
| Organisation | King's College London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I am leading the Quantum Simulator for Fundamental Physics (qSimFP) consortium, which includs 13 investigators from 7 UK ROs. The consortium was formed in 2018-2020. |
| Collaborator Contribution | UK R&D: UK experimental facilities funded by qSimFP consortium The initial funding will be used to set up a versatile early universe simulator (Cambridge) and two types of versatile quantum black hole simulators (Nottingham, RHUL and St. Andrews). UK theory and modelling support The experimental facilities will be supported by the qSimFP Fundamental Physics consortium at KCL, Nottingham, UCL, RHUL and Newcastle. International partners: International experimental partner facilities Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology, Atominstitut, TU-Wien: 10% of Prof. Schmiedmayer's and Dr. Erne's FEC, and 10% of the time on quantum gas experiment (valued 1M€). To conduct the relevant experiments 20% of 1 postdoc and 2 PhD students will be committed. International theory and modelling support Our theoretical efforts will be supported by 4 external partners from Canada and Germany. The external partners are Jonathan Braden (contribution in kind 13k CAD, Canada), Matthew Johnson (153k CAD contribution in kind, Canada), Ralf Schützhold (110k € contribution in kind, Germany) and W.G. Unruh (90k CAD contribution in kind, Canada). |
| Impact | Funding through the Quantum Technology for Fundamental Physics initiative started in November 2020 with the project duration of 3 years and 5 months. The total budget of qSimFP is 4.2M GBP. The consortium included world-leading scientists from the STFC and EPSRC communities: Cosmology & black holes • Ruth Gregory • Jorma Louko • Ian Moss • Hiranya Peiris • Andrew Pontzen Ultracold atoms • Thomas Billam • Zoran Hadzibabic Superfluids & optomechanics • Carlo Barenghi • John Owers-Bradley • Xavier Rojas • Pierre Verlot Quantum circuits • Gregoire Ithier Quantum optics • Friedrich Koenig |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Quantum Simulators for Fundamental Physics |
| Organisation | Newcastle University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I am leading the Quantum Simulator for Fundamental Physics (qSimFP) consortium, which includs 13 investigators from 7 UK ROs. The consortium was formed in 2018-2020. |
| Collaborator Contribution | UK R&D: UK experimental facilities funded by qSimFP consortium The initial funding will be used to set up a versatile early universe simulator (Cambridge) and two types of versatile quantum black hole simulators (Nottingham, RHUL and St. Andrews). UK theory and modelling support The experimental facilities will be supported by the qSimFP Fundamental Physics consortium at KCL, Nottingham, UCL, RHUL and Newcastle. International partners: International experimental partner facilities Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology, Atominstitut, TU-Wien: 10% of Prof. Schmiedmayer's and Dr. Erne's FEC, and 10% of the time on quantum gas experiment (valued 1M€). To conduct the relevant experiments 20% of 1 postdoc and 2 PhD students will be committed. International theory and modelling support Our theoretical efforts will be supported by 4 external partners from Canada and Germany. The external partners are Jonathan Braden (contribution in kind 13k CAD, Canada), Matthew Johnson (153k CAD contribution in kind, Canada), Ralf Schützhold (110k € contribution in kind, Germany) and W.G. Unruh (90k CAD contribution in kind, Canada). |
| Impact | Funding through the Quantum Technology for Fundamental Physics initiative started in November 2020 with the project duration of 3 years and 5 months. The total budget of qSimFP is 4.2M GBP. The consortium included world-leading scientists from the STFC and EPSRC communities: Cosmology & black holes • Ruth Gregory • Jorma Louko • Ian Moss • Hiranya Peiris • Andrew Pontzen Ultracold atoms • Thomas Billam • Zoran Hadzibabic Superfluids & optomechanics • Carlo Barenghi • John Owers-Bradley • Xavier Rojas • Pierre Verlot Quantum circuits • Gregoire Ithier Quantum optics • Friedrich Koenig |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Quantum Simulators for Fundamental Physics |
| Organisation | Royal Holloway, University of London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I am leading the Quantum Simulator for Fundamental Physics (qSimFP) consortium, which includs 13 investigators from 7 UK ROs. The consortium was formed in 2018-2020. |
| Collaborator Contribution | UK R&D: UK experimental facilities funded by qSimFP consortium The initial funding will be used to set up a versatile early universe simulator (Cambridge) and two types of versatile quantum black hole simulators (Nottingham, RHUL and St. Andrews). UK theory and modelling support The experimental facilities will be supported by the qSimFP Fundamental Physics consortium at KCL, Nottingham, UCL, RHUL and Newcastle. International partners: International experimental partner facilities Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology, Atominstitut, TU-Wien: 10% of Prof. Schmiedmayer's and Dr. Erne's FEC, and 10% of the time on quantum gas experiment (valued 1M€). To conduct the relevant experiments 20% of 1 postdoc and 2 PhD students will be committed. International theory and modelling support Our theoretical efforts will be supported by 4 external partners from Canada and Germany. The external partners are Jonathan Braden (contribution in kind 13k CAD, Canada), Matthew Johnson (153k CAD contribution in kind, Canada), Ralf Schützhold (110k € contribution in kind, Germany) and W.G. Unruh (90k CAD contribution in kind, Canada). |
| Impact | Funding through the Quantum Technology for Fundamental Physics initiative started in November 2020 with the project duration of 3 years and 5 months. The total budget of qSimFP is 4.2M GBP. The consortium included world-leading scientists from the STFC and EPSRC communities: Cosmology & black holes • Ruth Gregory • Jorma Louko • Ian Moss • Hiranya Peiris • Andrew Pontzen Ultracold atoms • Thomas Billam • Zoran Hadzibabic Superfluids & optomechanics • Carlo Barenghi • John Owers-Bradley • Xavier Rojas • Pierre Verlot Quantum circuits • Gregoire Ithier Quantum optics • Friedrich Koenig |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Quantum Simulators for Fundamental Physics |
| Organisation | St. Andrews University |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I am leading the Quantum Simulator for Fundamental Physics (qSimFP) consortium, which includs 13 investigators from 7 UK ROs. The consortium was formed in 2018-2020. |
| Collaborator Contribution | UK R&D: UK experimental facilities funded by qSimFP consortium The initial funding will be used to set up a versatile early universe simulator (Cambridge) and two types of versatile quantum black hole simulators (Nottingham, RHUL and St. Andrews). UK theory and modelling support The experimental facilities will be supported by the qSimFP Fundamental Physics consortium at KCL, Nottingham, UCL, RHUL and Newcastle. International partners: International experimental partner facilities Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology, Atominstitut, TU-Wien: 10% of Prof. Schmiedmayer's and Dr. Erne's FEC, and 10% of the time on quantum gas experiment (valued 1M€). To conduct the relevant experiments 20% of 1 postdoc and 2 PhD students will be committed. International theory and modelling support Our theoretical efforts will be supported by 4 external partners from Canada and Germany. The external partners are Jonathan Braden (contribution in kind 13k CAD, Canada), Matthew Johnson (153k CAD contribution in kind, Canada), Ralf Schützhold (110k € contribution in kind, Germany) and W.G. Unruh (90k CAD contribution in kind, Canada). |
| Impact | Funding through the Quantum Technology for Fundamental Physics initiative started in November 2020 with the project duration of 3 years and 5 months. The total budget of qSimFP is 4.2M GBP. The consortium included world-leading scientists from the STFC and EPSRC communities: Cosmology & black holes • Ruth Gregory • Jorma Louko • Ian Moss • Hiranya Peiris • Andrew Pontzen Ultracold atoms • Thomas Billam • Zoran Hadzibabic Superfluids & optomechanics • Carlo Barenghi • John Owers-Bradley • Xavier Rojas • Pierre Verlot Quantum circuits • Gregoire Ithier Quantum optics • Friedrich Koenig |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Quantum Simulators for Fundamental Physics |
| Organisation | University College London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I am leading the Quantum Simulator for Fundamental Physics (qSimFP) consortium, which includs 13 investigators from 7 UK ROs. The consortium was formed in 2018-2020. |
| Collaborator Contribution | UK R&D: UK experimental facilities funded by qSimFP consortium The initial funding will be used to set up a versatile early universe simulator (Cambridge) and two types of versatile quantum black hole simulators (Nottingham, RHUL and St. Andrews). UK theory and modelling support The experimental facilities will be supported by the qSimFP Fundamental Physics consortium at KCL, Nottingham, UCL, RHUL and Newcastle. International partners: International experimental partner facilities Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology, Atominstitut, TU-Wien: 10% of Prof. Schmiedmayer's and Dr. Erne's FEC, and 10% of the time on quantum gas experiment (valued 1M€). To conduct the relevant experiments 20% of 1 postdoc and 2 PhD students will be committed. International theory and modelling support Our theoretical efforts will be supported by 4 external partners from Canada and Germany. The external partners are Jonathan Braden (contribution in kind 13k CAD, Canada), Matthew Johnson (153k CAD contribution in kind, Canada), Ralf Schützhold (110k € contribution in kind, Germany) and W.G. Unruh (90k CAD contribution in kind, Canada). |
| Impact | Funding through the Quantum Technology for Fundamental Physics initiative started in November 2020 with the project duration of 3 years and 5 months. The total budget of qSimFP is 4.2M GBP. The consortium included world-leading scientists from the STFC and EPSRC communities: Cosmology & black holes • Ruth Gregory • Jorma Louko • Ian Moss • Hiranya Peiris • Andrew Pontzen Ultracold atoms • Thomas Billam • Zoran Hadzibabic Superfluids & optomechanics • Carlo Barenghi • John Owers-Bradley • Xavier Rojas • Pierre Verlot Quantum circuits • Gregoire Ithier Quantum optics • Friedrich Koenig |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Quantum Simulators for Fundamental Physics |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I am leading the Quantum Simulator for Fundamental Physics (qSimFP) consortium, which includs 13 investigators from 7 UK ROs. The consortium was formed in 2018-2020. |
| Collaborator Contribution | UK R&D: UK experimental facilities funded by qSimFP consortium The initial funding will be used to set up a versatile early universe simulator (Cambridge) and two types of versatile quantum black hole simulators (Nottingham, RHUL and St. Andrews). UK theory and modelling support The experimental facilities will be supported by the qSimFP Fundamental Physics consortium at KCL, Nottingham, UCL, RHUL and Newcastle. International partners: International experimental partner facilities Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology, Atominstitut, TU-Wien: 10% of Prof. Schmiedmayer's and Dr. Erne's FEC, and 10% of the time on quantum gas experiment (valued 1M€). To conduct the relevant experiments 20% of 1 postdoc and 2 PhD students will be committed. International theory and modelling support Our theoretical efforts will be supported by 4 external partners from Canada and Germany. The external partners are Jonathan Braden (contribution in kind 13k CAD, Canada), Matthew Johnson (153k CAD contribution in kind, Canada), Ralf Schützhold (110k € contribution in kind, Germany) and W.G. Unruh (90k CAD contribution in kind, Canada). |
| Impact | Funding through the Quantum Technology for Fundamental Physics initiative started in November 2020 with the project duration of 3 years and 5 months. The total budget of qSimFP is 4.2M GBP. The consortium included world-leading scientists from the STFC and EPSRC communities: Cosmology & black holes • Ruth Gregory • Jorma Louko • Ian Moss • Hiranya Peiris • Andrew Pontzen Ultracold atoms • Thomas Billam • Zoran Hadzibabic Superfluids & optomechanics • Carlo Barenghi • John Owers-Bradley • Xavier Rojas • Pierre Verlot Quantum circuits • Gregoire Ithier Quantum optics • Friedrich Koenig |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Title | VERFAHREN ZUR 3D-VERMESSUNG VON FLÜSSIGKEITEN UND GELEN |
| Description | Die optische 3D-Vermessung von Flüssigkeits- und Geloberflächen ist aufgrund der ungünstigen optischen Eigenschaften dieser Oberflächen bisher nur mit unbefriedigendem Ergebnis hinsichtlich zeitlicher und räumlicher Auflösung möglich. Das neue Verfahren soll die Oberflächenvermessung auch für Flüssigkeiten und Gele mit geringem Aufwand und mit hoher zeitlicher und räumlicher Auflösung ermöglichen. Zur Vermessung der Oberfläche von Flüssigkeiten und Gelen wird ein Mehrkamerasystem mit strukturierter Beleuchtung verwendet, wobei den zu untersuchenden Flüssigkeiten und Gelen ein an die strukturierte Beleuchtung angepasster fluoreszierender Farbstoff zugesetzt wird, welcher durch die strukturierte Beleuchtung zur Emission angeregt wird. Durch die Verwendung von spektralen Filtern vor den Kameras, welche das durch Anregung des fluoreszierenden Farbstoffes emittierte Licht der Oberfläche zur Kamera passieren lassen, können bekannte Verfahren zur Berechnung von korrespondierenden Punkten genutzt werden, ohne dass störende optische Effekte der projizierten strukturierten Beleuchtung oder von Fremdlicht (spekulare Reflexe, Volumeneffekte, Transparenz) die Qualität der Rekonstruktion schmälern. 3D-Vermessung von Flüssigkeits- und Geloberflächen mit hoher räumlicher und zeitlicher Auflösung. |
| IP Reference | DE102015001365 |
| Protection | Patent application published |
| Year Protection Granted | 2016 |
| Licensed | Yes |
| Impact | We have successfully applied the sensor to our experimental setup, leading to the world's first discovery of super radiant scattering due to rotation: https://www.nature.com/articles/nphys4151 . |
| Description | Alpha Galileo |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Media coverage of our superradiance detection: Scientists make waves with Black hole research |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017,2018 |
| URL | https://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=176403&CultureCode=en |
| Description | Black Holes Uncovered T005 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Fri 10 Jun 22 4:30pm - 5:30pm During the last five years, black holes have started to reveal their long-hidden secrets. So massive that not even light can escape their clutches, black holes still leave tell-tale signs dotted around the universe that humanity has now discovered. The Event Horizon Telescope gave us a special glimpse into their power with its iconic 'doughnut' image in 2019. With scientists starting to recreate some of their mind-bending effects in bold experiments, Andrew Pontzen is joined by Event Horizon Telescope scientist Ziri Younsi, black hole physicist Silke Weinfurtner, and astronomer Imogen Whittam, to uncover what it all means. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Black holes - The edge of all we know |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The Black Laboratory was filmed by Peter Galison's film crew for a documentary on black holes prepared for cinema. https://www.blackholefilm.com/ |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.blackholefilm.com/ |
| Description | Business Insider UK |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Media coverage of our superradiance detection: Energy from black holes can be stolen, shows an elegant new physics experiment |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://uk.businessinsider.com/black-hole-energy-theft-superradiance-2017-6 |
| Description | DIE ZEIT / Spectrum.de |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Public science article on Weinfurtner's work on hydrodynamic rotating black holes. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.spektrum.de/news/schwarzes-loch-in-der-badewanne/1583782 |
| Description | DPG-Schule zu Schwarzen Löchern |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Invited Lecturer on School on Analogue Black Holes in Bad Honnef, Germany in September 2022. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Eurek Alert! |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Media coverage of our superradiance detection: Scientists make waves with black hole research |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-06/uon-smw061417.php |
| Description | Feature article in Quanta Magazine |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | N/A. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.quantamagazine.org/she-turns-fluids-into-black-holes-and-inflating-universes-20221212/ |
| Description | Featuring of Black Hole Laboratory in Netflix Documentary on 'Black Holes: The Edge of all we Know'. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | My team and I were filmed for Peter Galison's documentary on Black hole - the edge of all we know. The documentary was quite successful, won several prizes and is now available on Netflix (https://www.blackholefilm.com/). The documentary was in the top 10 movies on Netflix USA when it was initially released. There is some beautiful footage of our experiments starting around 46:00 min. Some of the feedback on our setup is very positive: https://www.americanscientist.org/blog/science-culture/seeing-the-unseeable |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.blackholefilm.com/ |
| Description | LIVE Science |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Media coverage of our superradiance detection: Edges of Black Holes Re-Created in a Bathtub of Water |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.livescience.com/59607-black-hole-effects-simulated-with-water.html |
| Description | Pesquisa FAPESP |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Our Brazilian collaborator funded by FAPESP gave an interview to the newsletter magazine for the FAPESP: CIÊNCIA Astrofísica na banheira |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://revistapesquisa.fapesp.br/2017/07/18/astrofisica-na-banheira/ |
| Description | Phys.org |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Media coverage of our superradiance detection: Scientists make waves with black hole research |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://phys.org/news/2017-06-scientists-black-hole.html |
| Description | Physics World (IOP) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Media coverage of our superradiance detection: Rotational superradiance spotted as water swirls down a drain |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Physics.org |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Media coverage of our superradiance detection: Water circling drain experiments offer insight into black holes |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://phys.org/news/2017-06-circling-insight-black-holes.html |
| Description | PhysicsWorld Studying impossible systems By Matthew Francis |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Public Science Article on Weinfurtner's work on hydrodynamic rotating black holes. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://physicsworld.com/a/studying-impossible-systems-with-analogues/ |
| Description | Science Daily |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Media coverage of our superradiance detection: Scientists make waves with black hole research: Water bath simulation |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/06/170614112852.htm |
| Description | Science News |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Media coverage of our superradiance detection: Scientists Make Waves with Black Hole Research |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.sciencenewsline.com/news/2017061415510087.html |
| Description | Siencenews |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Media coverage of our superradiance detection: Water circling a drain provides insight into black holes: Energy boost from rotational superradiance detected for the first time |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.sciencenews.org/article/water-circling-drain-provides-insight-black-holes |
| Description | Space Daily |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Media coverage of our superradiance detection: Scientists make waves with black hole research |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Scientists_make_waves_with_black_hole_research_999.html |
| Description | TV space series for Discovery called Strip The Cosmos |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Silke Weinfurtner's Black Hole Laboratory was filmed for TV space series for Discovery called Strip The Cosmos. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Video Facebook Techinside UK |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | The video was about our experimental verification of the super radiant scattering (published in Nature Physics) and viewed by more than 1,300,000 people. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.facebook.com/TechInsiderUK/videos/vb.514840712056653/697541813786541/?type=2&theater |
| Description | Video Reuters |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Reuters filmed my experimental setup and this video was picked up by various other broadcasting agencies. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.reuters.com/video/2017/08/21/black-hole-in-a-bathtub-makes-waves-for?videoId=372360813 |
| Description | Video The Black Hole Machine by Sixty Symbols |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | This is a video coverage of my laboratory explaining the bizarre effects related to rotating black holes and how we can visualize them in my setup. The video was watched by more than 188,000 people. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOnoYQchHFw |
| Description | Video on Facebook NOWTHIS |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | The video was about our experimental verification of the super radiant scattering (published in Nature Physics) and viewed by more than 3,100,000 people. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.facebook.com/NowThisFuture/videos/vb.1010847105623136/1703728126335027 |
| Description | http://healthmedicinet.com |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Media coverage of our superradiance detection: Scientists make waves with black hole research |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://healthmedicinet.com/i/scientists-make-waves-with-black-hole-research/ |
| Description | https://scitechdaily.com |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Media coverage of our superadiance detection: Researchers Simulate the Conditions Around Black Holes Using a Specially Designed Water Bath |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://scitechdaily.com/researchers-simulate-conditions-around-black-holes/ |
| Description | nanowerk.com |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Media coverage of our superradiance detection: Scientists make waves with black hole research (w/video) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/space/newsid=47075.php |