Einstein vs. Santa

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"EINSTEIN vs. SANTA"

Dr. Robert Jedicke
Institute for Astronomy
University of Hawaii

7:30 p.m. Thursday, December 13, 2007

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Is Santa guilty of breaking the laws of physics as expressed in Einstein's Theory of Relativity? Can Santa deliver all his gifts to the good children of the world without breaking the universal limit set by the speed of light? Dr. Robert Jedicke of the University of Hawaii's Institute for Astronomy will take an entertaining look at Mr. Claus's annual trip from the physicist's perspective. In the process he will introduce the audience to the bizarre effects that take place in a relativistic universe. This will be an equation-free presentation for those in high school or older.

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IMPORTANT NOTES:

POSTER: http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/specialevents/Einstein-Santa.html
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OAHU:
MILK & COOKIES: Available from 7:00 p.m.
DIRECTIONS: http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/open-house/map.htm
FREE ADMISSION & FREE PARKING
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MAUI:
The talk will be broadcast *LIVE* at the Advanced Technology Research Center, 34 Ohia Ku Street, Pukalani, above Kamehameha Schools in the Kulamalu Town Center (the first light after King Kekaulike High School, just off Kula Highway). For a map, please visit http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/maps/Maui-ATRC.html.
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Event Sponsor
Institute for Astronomy, Manoa

More Information
Karen Rehbock, 808-956-6829, rehbock@ifa.hawaii.edu, http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/specialevents/Einstein-Santa.html

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