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 Physics at Virginia

"Testing Gravity with Cosmology and Astrophysics"


Jeremy Sakstein , University of Pennsylvania
[Host: Diana Vaman]
ABSTRACT:

We are entering a golden age of cosmology and astrophysics. In the coming decade we will have cosmological data for over a billion galaxies, a census of objects in the Milky Way, and a network of gravitational detectors spanning the globe that will detect thousands of events per year. This presents us with the unprecedented opportunity to learn how gravity behaves at the largest distances, and in the most extreme environments. In this talk I will describe how we can use current and upcoming data to understand the unexplained mysteries of the Universe, such as why the expansion of the Universe accelerating (dark energy). I will also discuss how to connect physics in these disparate regimes and how to test cosmology on small scales. To maximize the discovery potential of the data requires us to construct robust theoretical models, identify novel probes, and connect theory with observation, and I will describe projects where I have attempted to accomplish this. I will conclude the talk by discussing how this interdisciplinary effort will continue into the next decade and beyond.    

 

Colloquium
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
3:30 PM
Physics Building, Room 204
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