Topical Workshop on Cosmology: Interplay Between Theory and Observation
May 1 - 3, 2008
Workshop Proceedings
Proceedings of workshop are now available.
Workshop Description
The Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos has three research centers. The Center for Fundamental Theory focuses on cosmology, general relativity, supergravity, loop quantum gravity, and string theory. One of its activities is to organize focused workshops on topical issues. We hope that significant progress can be made by bringing together world leaders for intense discussion on well-defined areas.
The "Topical Workshop on Cosmology: Interplay Between Theory and Observation" will have relatively few talks and a lot of time available for discussions, comments and exchanges.
Registration
While there is no registration fee, the discussion format requires us to limit the total number of participants. For this reason, it is important that all participants register by Sunday, April 27, 2008.
Workshop Location
The workshop will be held in 320 Whitmore Lab at the Penn State University Park campus.
A variety of maps of Penn State and State College is available.
Workshop Speakers and Program
A detailed program is now available.
Invited workshop speakers include:
- Stephon Alexander, Penn State - "On String Inflation, Baryogenesis and Galactic Magnetic Fields"
- Tirthabir Biswas, Penn State - "Local Void vs. Dark Energy"
- Martin Bojowald, Penn State - "Fundamental Properties and Phenomenological Aspects of Loop Quantum Gravity: The Missing Link"
- Robert Brandenberger*, McGill University - "TBA"
- Richard Easther, Yale University - "Observational Constraints on Inflation"
- Katie Freese, University of Michigan - "Dark Matter"
- Roy Maartens, University of Portsmouth - "Dark Energy and Modified Gravity"
- Paul Steinhardt, Princeton University - "Issues in Inflationary and Cyclic Cosmology"
- Mark Trodden, Syracuse University - "Cosmic Acceleration"
- Licia Verde, CSIC-IEEC Barcelona and Princeton University - "Dark Energy and Related Issues"
Organizing Committee
Stephon Alexander, Abhay Ashtekar, Martin Bojowald, Murat Gunaydin (chair), Radu Roiban