June 2015
The Physics colloquium: Shaken not Stirred! James 6/25/15
Everyone knows James Bond and his many dangerous adventures he has to survive. But how can he catch a plane in the free fall as shown at the beginning of the movie Goldeneye? How likely is it that the magnetic watch from the movie "Live and Let Die" really works? These and similar questions in the life of top agents are answered in the lecture from a physics standpoint and garnished with film sequences. At the end of the lecture, the question is discussed why James Bond's vodka Martini has to be always shaken and is not allowed to be stirred.
BAKborrel 6/24/15
Bake a cake, and taste the pie of others
Sailing Paterswoldsemeer 6/23/15
Join the sportcie for our last activity of the year; Sailing and chilling at the beach.
Coupling gravity to a scalar field: towards the mo 6/19/15
To model cosmic inflation and to address the present time accelerating expansion of the universe, one often adds a scalar field to the theory of General Relativity. This should be done in such a way that the notorious Ostrogradski instability is avoided. A natural question to ask would be: what is the most general theory of a scalar field coupled to General Relativity, that is free from this instability? As of today, the answer remains unknown. In this talk I will review the basics of such theories and explain the nature of the unwanted instability and how it can be circumvented. Lastly, I will comment on the difficulties one encounters in trying to construct the most general healthy theory.
ALV 6/11/15
During this ALV we'll anounce the candidate board
THE FREE ANNUAL FMF BBQ 6/4/15
The end of this academic year is almost there and the FMF May month has just came to an end. As is traditional the FMF organizes a free BBQ for her members and also the staff members from the FMNS.
Soccer Tournament 6/4/15
NASday (Physics Alumni Students) 6/3/15
Excursion to ASTRON 6/2/15
At Tuesday June 2, the FMF will visit ASTRON.
May 2015
Lauwersloop 5/30/15
Join the gigantic relayrace and run from Lionarden to Groningen for a fantastic party!