9-14 January 2011
Hotel Regina Terme, Leukerbad
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  * parameter estimation: likelihood, prior, posterior   * Gaussian examples, Fisher matrix   * MCMC methods   * model selection
Presented by Martin KUNZ on 11 Jan 2011 at 11:30
I. Setting the Stage … Motivation for a Huge Machine II. The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) III. The ATLAS and CMS Experiments (and LHCb) IV. Proton–Proton Collisions and Standard Model Physics V. Higgs and Electroweak Symmetry Breaking VI. LHC Searches for Physics Beyond the Standard Model VII. Outlook
Presented by Andreas HOECKER on 11 Jan 2011 at 15:00
I. Setting the Stage … Motivation for a Huge Machine II. The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) III. The ATLAS and CMS Experiments (and LHCb) IV. Proton–Proton Collisions and Standard Model Physics V. Higgs and Electroweak Symmetry Breaking VI. LHC Searches for Physics Beyond the Standard Model VII. Outlook
Presented by Andreas HOECKER on 11 Jan 2011 at 17:30
- generation of primordial perturbations - slow-roll predictions for scalar and tensor perturbations - classification of slow-roll inflationary models - current constraints - prospects (Planck and beyond)
Presented by Julien LESGOURGUES on 12 Jan 2011 at 08:30
- Sachs-Wolfe effect in instantaneous decoupling limit - shape of CMB temperature spectrum in Fourier and harmonic space - corrections from Silk damping and Integrated Sachs-Wolfe effect - CMB temperature spectrum dependence on cosmological parameters - overview of CMB observations from COBE to Planck
Presented by Julien LESGOURGUES on 11 Jan 2011 at 10:00
- cosmic neutrino background (calculation of neutrino temperature left to Martin) - free-streaming effect - limits on neutrino density and masses - limits on warm dark matter
Presented by Julien LESGOURGUES on 12 Jan 2011 at 09:30
- overview of gauge ambiguity - overview of adiabatic initial conditions - overview of perturbation evolution in different regimes - matter power spectrum and its dependence on cosmological parameters - approaches for computing non-linear corrections - large scale structure observations: galaxy surveys, cosmic shear  surveys, Lyman-alpha forests
Presented by Julien LESGOURGUES on 11 Jan 2011 at 09:00
  * Lambda-CDM and its problems   * canonical scalar field models of dark energy   * parametrisation of the DE equation of state, how to measure it (with special emphasis on using SN-Ia to probe the luminosity distance), current constraints   * models that modify gravity   * impact on perturbations in the Universe (e.g. growth of structure)   * outlook (future experiments, e.g. Eu ... More
Presented by Martin KUNZ on 13 Jan 2011 at 10:00
 * Lambda-CDM and its problems   * canonical scalar field models of dark energy   * parametrisation of the DE equation of state, how to measure it (with special emphasis on using SN-Ia to probe the luminosity distance), current constraints   * models that modify gravity   * impact on perturbations in the Universe (e.g. growth of structure)   * outlook (future experiments, e.g. Euc ... More
Presented by Martin KUNZ on 14 Jan 2011 at 10:00
on 10 Jan 2011 at 18:30
on 11 Jan 2011 at 18:30
- universe expansion in Newtonian gravity and GR - Friedmann equation - Hot Big Bang model - distances and horizons - need for inflation
Presented by Julien LESGOURGUES on 10 Jan 2011 at 09:00
  a) Observations, from GeV to 1e20 eV;   b) Problem of the origin of CRs;   c) Propagation of CRs in the Galaxy and in intergalactic medium;
Presented by Andrii NERONOV on 12 Jan 2011 at 18:00
  a) Relation between gamma-ray astronomy and cosmic ray physics;   b) Astronomical observations from radio to gamma-ray band;   c) Relevant particle acceleration and interaction mechanisms;   d) Very high-energy neutrinos from astronomical sources?
Presented by Andrii NERONOV on 13 Jan 2011 at 09:00
1. Theory of neutrino oscillations in vacuum; 2. Solar neutrino experiments; 3. Theory of neutrino oscillations in matter; 4. The KAMLAND reactor experiment; 5. Atmospheric neutrino experiments; 6. The CHOOZ reactor experiment; 7. Long baseline oscillation searches at accelerators; 8. Future projects: measurement of the theta_13 mixing angle.
Presented by Luigi DI LELLA on 10 Jan 2011 at 15:00
1. Theory of neutrino oscillations in vacuum; 2. Solar neutrino experiments; 3. Theory of neutrino oscillations in matter; 4. The KAMLAND reactor experiment; 5. Atmospheric neutrino experiments; 6. The CHOOZ reactor experiment; 7. Long baseline oscillation searches at accelerators; 8. Future projects: measurement of the theta_13 mixing angle.
Presented by Luigi DI LELLA on 10 Jan 2011 at 17:30
  a) AGN phenomenology   b) Blazars and radio galaxies   c) AGN jets from Scharzschild radius to Mpc distances   d) AGN as possible ultra-high-energy cosmic ray sources
Presented by Andrii NERONOV on 13 Jan 2011 at 11:30
  a) Present and planned cosmic ray detection facilities;   b) Present and planned gamma-ray telescopes;   c) Present and planned very-high-energy neutrino telescopes.
Presented by Andrii NERONOV on 14 Jan 2011 at 11:30
Parallel and informal discussion sessions.
on 13 Jan 2011 at 17:30
  a) Gravitational collapse of the cores of massive stars;   b) Supernova phenomenon, neutrino emission, gamma-ray bursts;   c) Stellar mass black holes and neutron stars;   d) Supernova remnants and the origin of Galactic cosmic rays
Presented by Andrii NERONOV on 14 Jan 2011 at 09:00
on 13 Jan 2011 at 15:30
  * equilibrium distributions: number densities, energy densities, pressure   * decoupling, relic abundance, hot and cold relics   * neutrino decoupling and the neutrino background   * photon decoupling, recombination and the CMB   * BBN and light element abundance
Presented by Martin KUNZ on 10 Jan 2011 at 10:00
  * equilibrium distributions: number densities, energy densities, pressure   * decoupling, relic abundance, hot and cold relics   * neutrino decoupling and the neutrino background   * photon decoupling, recombination and the CMB   * BBN and light element abundance
Presented by Martin KUNZ on 10 Jan 2011 at 11:30