The conference addressed the cardinal issues of the dark universe today, gathering a selected number of scientists working in cosmology and particle physics in the inspiring and monumental setting of Avignon. There was a limited number of review talks by leading experts in each field and selected contributed talks, fostering thorough debates. Some time was allocated to discussion sessions.
Monday 14: special session on Inflation & BICEP2 (overview talks, dedicated talks and round table).
Organizers:
Philippe Brax (CEA IPhT Saclay)
Chiara Caprini (CNRS IPhT Saclay)
Marco Cirelli (CNRS IPhT Saclay)
Géraldine Servant (IFAE Barcelona)
The conference was organized along the following broad categories:
- The Early Universe (inflation and alternatives, string cosmology...)
- Observational Cosmology (CMB, weak lensing...)
- Astroparticle (BBN, neutrinos, baryo/lepto-genesis...)
- Dark Matter (searches, theory, CR related aspects...)
- The accelerating Universe (Dark Energy, modified gravity...)
This was the third edition of the conference.
See the websites of PONT Avignon 2008 and PONT Avignon 2011.
Supporting agencies:
We acknowledge in particular the financial support from the 'Programme National de Cosmologie and Galaxies' (PNCG) of CNRS/INSU, France.
- The Early Universe (inflation and alternatives, string cosmology...)
- Observational Cosmology (CMB, weak lensing...)
- Astroparticle (BBN, neutrinos, baryo/lepto-genesis...)
- Dark Matter (searches, theory, CR related aspects...)
- The accelerating Universe (Dark Energy, modified gravity...)
This was the third edition of the conference.
See the websites of PONT Avignon 2008 and PONT Avignon 2011.
Supporting agencies:
We acknowledge in particular the financial support from the 'Programme National de Cosmologie and Galaxies' (PNCG) of CNRS/INSU, France.
