Theoretical Cosmology Meetings

Weekly meeting on theoretical cosmology research, mainly supported by our STFC consolidated grant, covering the very early universe, modified gravity, and dark energy. We meet Wednesdays from 1-2pm in DS 2.08. Note that during the pandemic, this seminar series is online. Please contact the organiser for the zoom link if you wish to attend. 

Organiser: Emir Gumrukcuoglu
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• Theoretical cosmology: Hugo Holland (IAS, Orsay) on 25th Nov 2024 12:00:pm Title: The Separate Universe approach in multifield inflation models. Abstract: Primordial black holes could constitute part or all of dark matter but they require large inhomogeneities to form in the early universe. These inhomogeneities can strongly backreact on the large scale dynamics of the universe. Stochastic inflation provides a way of studying this backreaction and getting an...
• Theoretical cosmology: Alice Bonino (Birmingham) on 4th Dec 2024 1:00:pm Title: Synergies between numerical relativity and an effective-one-body gravitational wave model for eccentric binary black hole systems Abstract: Orbital eccentricity in compact binaries is considered to be a key tracer of their astrophysical origin, and can be inferred from gravitational-wave observations due to its imprint on the emitted signal. For a robust measurement, accurate waveform models are...
• Theoretical cosmology: Alejandro Perez Rodriguez (Universidad Autonoma de Madrid) on 11th Dec 2024 1:00:pm