Lectures on Gravitational Waves from the Early Universe

from Wednesday, 2 June 2021 (15:00) to Friday, 4 June 2021 (18:00)


        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
2 Jun 2021
3 Jun 2021
4 Jun 2021
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15:00 Lecture I: Definition and properties of GWs in general relativity - Dr Kai Schmitz (CERN)   ()
16:15 --- Coffee break and discussion ---
16:45 Lecture II: Overview of existing and future GW experiments, basics behind the data analysis - Dr Kai Schmitz (CERN)   ()
15:00 Lecture III: GWs in big-bang and inflationary cosmology - Dr Kai Schmitz (CERN)   ()
16:15 --- Coffee break and discussion ---
16:45 Lecture IV: GWs from strong first-order phase transitions in the early Universe - Dr Kai Schmitz (CERN)   ()
15:00 Lecture V: GWs from cosmic defects - Dr Kai Schmitz (CERN)   ()
16:15 --- Coffee break and discussion ---
16:45 Lecture VI: NANOGrav signal, possible interpretations, outlook onto the field in the coming years - Dr Kai Schmitz (CERN)   ()