As part of the LAPP and LAPTh Wednesdays series, the Annecy Laboratory of Particle Physics (LAPP) and the Annecy-le-Vieux Laboratory of Theoretical Physics (LAPTh) are organizing a lecture titled “The Sun: A God So Big and So Small,” which will take place on Wednesday, November 12, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the LAPP facilities on the Annecy campus, preceded by a tour of the EUTOPIA discovery center from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
The speaker for this lecture will be Didier Verkindt, a researcher at LAPP. Attendees will have the opportunity to tour the laboratory before the lecture, starting at 5:00 p.m., for an informal discussion with the scientists.
About visits
Before the conference, starting at 5 p.m., interested parties will be able to visitthe EUTOPIA Discovery Areaand talk with scientists from LAPP and LAPTh.
About the conference
For thousands of years, many human civilizations have worshipped the Sun. And rightly so, for this celestial body is of extraordinary size and power, far beyond anything we experience in our daily lives. Yet the Sun is present everywhere in our daily lives. It is the source of all life on Earth; it is the source of the winds, the oceans, and our fossil fuel resources. It is also a very ordinary star in our galaxy: a young old man, 4.5 billion years old, living alongside other suns far more turbulent and magnificent than itself.
About LAPP and LAPTh Wednesdays
One Wednesday per month, scientists from LAPP and LAPTh invite you to discover a different facet of research during a free event open to all. Lectures, tours, discussions, workshops... Several formats accessible to all audiences will be offered throughout the year.
Learn more
- Free event, no registration required (subject to availability). More information on the LAPP website.
- Check out the program for upcoming LAPP and LAPTh Wednesdays