The Astrophysics Podcast

Dr. Maxim Lyutikov -- How do you make a Fast Radio Burst?


Listen Later

Some things happen out in the universe that are too powerful to make in a lab. Other phenomena are so coherent and well-ordered, we can't figure out how they can be made without a lab! Fast radio bursts are an incomprehensible combination of both; they are extremely powerful, highly coherent, and very rapid bursts of radio emission. Dr. Maxim Lyutikov spends a lot of his time pondering how these bursts could possibly be made, and all the data seems to point to the most extreme physics imaginable: neutron stars at the highest densities we can imagine, with extremely strong gravity and with a magnetic field a quadrillion times stronger than the Earth's magnetic field.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

The Astrophysics PodcastBy Paul Duffell

  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5

4.5

42 ratings


More shows like The Astrophysics Podcast

View all
Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science by The Planetary Society

Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science

1,336 Listeners

Astronomy Cast by Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela Gay

Astronomy Cast

2,867 Listeners

The 365 Days of Astronomy by 365DaysOfAstronomy.org

The 365 Days of Astronomy

339 Listeners

Universe Today Podcast by Fraser Cain

Universe Today Podcast

533 Listeners

Ask a Spaceman! by Paul M. Sutter

Ask a Spaceman!

804 Listeners

Quanta Science Podcast by Quanta Magazine

Quanta Science Podcast

451 Listeners

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries by Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries

226 Listeners

SpaceTime: Your Guide to Space & Astronomy by Stuart Gary

SpaceTime: Your Guide to Space & Astronomy

312 Listeners

Physics World Weekly Podcast by Physics World

Physics World Weekly Podcast

74 Listeners

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe by iHeartPodcasts

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

2,288 Listeners

The Supermassive Podcast by The Royal Astronomical Society

The Supermassive Podcast

288 Listeners

Why This Universe? by Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman

Why This Universe?

328 Listeners

The LIUniverse with Dr. Charles Liu by theliuniverse

The LIUniverse with Dr. Charles Liu

53 Listeners

Astrum Space by Astrum

Astrum Space

112 Listeners

Crash Course Pods: The Universe by Crash Course Pods, Complexly

Crash Course Pods: The Universe

293 Listeners