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<p class="MsoPlainTextCxSpFirst"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please take note of Colloquium taking place today, Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 4:00 PM in The Robert Smith Seminar Room. There will be a reception in the Atrium at 3:45 PM. Details concerning the
talk are as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainTextCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Speaker: Brad Marston – Brown University
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<p class="MsoPlainTextCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Date: Tuesday, May 8, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainTextCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Time: 4:00 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainTextCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Place: The Robert Smith Seminar Room<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainTextCxSpLast"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Title:
<a href="https://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/news/pollack.php"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none">The</span></a> Quantum and Fluid Mechanics of Global Warming<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Abstract:
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Quantum mechanics plays a crucial, albeit often overlooked, role in our understanding of the Earth's climate. In this talk three well known aspects of quantum mechanics are invoked to present
a simple physical picture of what will happen as the concentrations of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide continue to increase. Historical and paleoclimatic records are interpreted with some basic astronomy, fluid mechanics, and the use of fundamental
laws of physics such as the conservation of angular momentum. Live simulations will illustrate the basic physical principles governing large scale atmospheric circulation. I conclude by discussing some possible ways that physics might be able to contribute
to a deeper understanding of climate change</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The website for the Colloquium is
<a href="https://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/news/colloquium.php">https://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/news/colloquium.php</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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