Speaker: Mustafa Amin (Cambridge)

Abstract:
I will present 3 short talks with a focus on answering the following (unrelated) questions:
1) Can we constrain phase transitions in the early universe using distortions of the CMB blackbody spectrum ? [arXiv:1405.1039]
2) Can the the rich dynamics at the end of inflation play a role in determining the matter/anti-matter asymmetry ? [arXiv:1408.1811]
3) Can the chemical composition of  hot Jupiter atmospheres allow us to constrain their formation migration pathways ? [arXiv: 1408.3668]