The universe - a failed love story
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Diederik Roest |
TEDxGroningen
• October 2017
During the Big Bang, loving couples of electrons and positrons were torn apart into the expanding universe. They never managed to find their spouse – for all of eternity. This might sound like a very tragic story – poor quantum fluctuations! But we should be very grateful for these involuntary bachelors.
Diederik Roest is an Associate Professor of Physics interested in the mathematical properties of string theory. He likes to turn abstract theory into a concrete experiment. From a passion to convey complex science, Roest wants to contribute to confidence in science.