CORDIS · 610058 · FP7
BLACKHOLECAM Imaging the Event Horizon of Black Holes
Coordinator: STICHTING RADBOUD UNIVERSITEIT (NL)
Gravity is successfully described by Einstein’s theory of general relativity (GR), governing the structure of our entire universe. Yet it remains the least understood of all forces in nature, resisting unification with quantum physics. One of the most fundamental predictions of GR are black holes (BHs). Their defining feature is the event horizon, the surface that light cannot escape and where time and space exchange their nature. However, while there are many convincing BH candidates in the universe, there is no experimental proof for the existence of an event horizon yet. So, does GR really…
About Seventh Framework Programme (2007–2013)
The Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) ran from 2007 to 2013 and was the EU's main research-funding instrument of that period. It mobilised roughly €50 billion across cooperation projects, ERC frontier grants, Marie Curie fellowships, capacity-building actions and Euratom research. FP7 closed to new calls in 2013 but its projects continued for years after under their original grant agreements.
EU contribution: €14.0M awarded to the consortium. The project runs over approximately 6 years from 2014-10-01 to 2020-09-30.
Full record on CORDIS — partners, deliverables, publications, news.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who funds this research project?
- This project is funded by the European Union through the Seventh Framework Programme (2007–2013) programme, under the ERC-SyG funding scheme.
- What is the EU contribution?
- The European Commission contributes €14.0M toward a total project budget of €14.0M.
- Which EU programme funds it?
- The project is funded under Seventh Framework Programme (2007–2013).
- Who coordinates the project?
- The project is coordinated by STICHTING RADBOUD UNIVERSITEIT (NL).
- What is the project timeline?
- The project runs from 2014-10-01 to 2020-09-30 — approximately 6 years.
- Where can I find the full project record?
- The complete record — partners, deliverables, publications and news — is published on CORDIS under project ID 610058.