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Des particules aux étoiles (FUN)

Des particules aux étoiles (FUN)

Ce MOOC présente les sujets et enjeux majeurs des recherches actuellement effectuées sur l'infiniment petit et l'infiniment grand, ainsi que les instruments, les technologies et les applications associés.

Quels sont les constituants élémentaires de notre univers ? Comment s’organisent-ils pour former la matière ? Comment l’univers s’est-il formé ? Comment évolue-t-il depuis le Big-Bang, il y a environ 14 milliards d’années ?

Le MOOC «des particules aux étoiles» vous conduira dans un fantastique voyage vers l'infiniment petit et l'infiniment grand. Près de 70 chercheurs de l'université Paris-Saclay vous présenteront les grandes découvertes récentes et les nombreux défis scientifiques et technologiques auxquels ils sont confrontés.
Nous verrons également comment ces travaux peuvent trouver des applications sociétales et quelles sont les compétences que peuvent acquérir les doctorants de nos disciplines ainsi que les débouchés possibles après la thèse.
What are the elementary constituents of our universe? How do they organize themselves to form matter? How was the universe formed? How has it evolved since the Big-Bang about 14 billion years ago?
In the MOOC “from particles to stars”, we invite you to a fantastic journey into the infinitely small and the infinitely large, along with nearly 70 scientists from the university Paris-Saclay, who will present the scientific and technological challenges they face.
We will also see how this research may leads to societal applications and what are the experiences and skills that can acquire doctoral students doing a thesis in our disciplines and the potential opportunities after the thesis.

Plan du cours

Le MOOC «des particules aux étoiles» sera ouvert progressivement sur une période d'environ dix semaines. Il est organisé suivant trois grands thèmes :

  • Les grandes questions de la physique des deux infinis
  • Les instruments
  • Les applications

auxquels vient s'ajouter un volet « insertion » en guise de conclusion.

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