Erik Verlinde

@erikverlinde

I am a Theoretical Physicist at the University of Amsterdam. I work on string theory, gravity, cosmology and black holes.

Amsterdam
staff.science.uva.nl/~erikv/
Joined October 2009
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  1. Jan 10

    20 years of stars orbiting the massive black hole at the heart of our galaxy.

    18 replies 442 retweets 552 likes
  2. 30 Dec 2016

    excellent article by Richard Panek. The title is intentional, but meant to be precise in the way Vera would want.

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  3. 26 Dec 2016

    Sad news: Vera Rubin passed away on Christmas Day. In my opinion she deserved the Nobel prize for her discoveries.

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  4. 31 Aug 2016

    Cracks are showing in the dominant explanation for dark matter. Is there anything more plausible to replace it?

    20 replies 45 retweets 49 likes
  5. 12 May 2016

    Forget energy and particles. Physics has a new language. Everything is made of information.

    12 replies 68 retweets 95 likes
  6. 29 Feb 2016

    - are we closer to an answer? + Laura Mersini-Houghton

    2 replies 9 retweets 17 likes
  7. 23 Feb 2016

    als wetenschap kunst wordt. binnenkort op een expositie die je zien moet.

    2 replies 10 retweets 4 likes
  8. 15 Feb 2016

    For those who wonder: "What's the point of theoretical physics?"

    4 replies 29 retweets 23 likes
  9. 11 Feb 2016

    Voor wie meer wil weten over de ontdekking van zwaartekrachtsgolven: zie de uitleg en links op

    2 replies 4 retweets 14 likes
  10. 11 Feb 2016

    A great day for science: impressive how well the Ligo signal matches the expected waveform from a black hole merger.

    LIGO Detects Gravitational Waves from Merging Black Holes: by
    2 replies 7 retweets 17 likes
  11. 10 Feb 2016

    Has detected ? Follow the announcement LIVE:

    5 replies 213 retweets 123 likes
  12. 10 Feb 2016

    Gravitational waves: 6 cosmic questions they can tackle

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  13. 8 Feb 2016

    Latest rumour of gravitational waves is probably true this time

    13 retweets 6 likes
  14. 25 Jan 2016

    Interesting study on the relation between the internal structure of galaxy clusters and the surrounding dark matter.

    Galaxy clusters help us understand dark matter, a mysterious unseen cosmic phenomenon:
    4 replies 9 retweets 7 likes
  15. 7 Jan 2016

    Scientists solving the mysteries about black holes. Was Einstein right?

    8 replies 279 retweets 332 likes
  16. 7 Jan 2016

    Einstein's theory on the line: How does gravity work near black hole horizons? In about a year we know more.

    Event horizon snapshot due in 2017
    4 replies 7 retweets 5 likes
  17. 9 Jul 2015

    Falling into a black hole may mean you live on as a hologram

    7 replies 45 retweets 44 likes
  18. 22 Jun 2015

    "What might replace the big bang concept?" Paul Steinhardt at @Perimeter

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  20. 24 May 2015

    BREAKING: Nobel-winning mathematician John Nash, wife, portrayed in 'A Beautiful Mind,' killed in crash.

    27 replies 705 retweets 175 likes

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