Valerio Faraoni

Valerio Faraoni

Professor, Physics & Astronomy, Bishop's University

PhD in Astrophysics, supervisor George F.R. Ellis, worked in relativity, cosmology, and alternative theories of gravity for 30 years, been at Bishop's University for 16 years, currently full professor in the Physics & Astronomy Department. Author of 210 refereed journal articles and 7 books, funded by NSERC and volunteered extensively for NSERC, the Canadian Association of Physicists, and occasionally for other organizations worldwide.

Articles by: Valerio Faraoni

Hubble captured this image of the universe's many galaxies, with an Einstein ring to boot. When the light from distant galaxies warps around an extremely large mass, like a galaxy cluster, it creates this elegant ring.

Einstein must be wrong: How general relativity fails to explain the universe

By Valerio Faraoni, Andrea Giusti published

As new and powerful telescopes gather fresh data about the universe, they reveal the limits of older theories like Einstein's relativity.