Conveners
(DTP) T3-4 Hot Topics From Theory Made Accessible | Sujets chauds de la théorie rendus accessibles (DPT)
- Gojko Vujanovic (University of Regina)
- Gojko Vujanovic (University of Regina)
One of the exciting new frontiers in cosmology and structure formation is the Epoch of Reionization (EoR), a period when the radiation from the early stars and galaxies ionized almost all gas in the Universe. This epoch forms an important evolutionary link between the smooth matter distribution at early times and the highly complex structures seen today. Gaining insights into this epoch has...
The multimessenger binary neutron star merger GW170817 and subsequent LIGO-Virgo gravitational-wave discoveries are shedding new light on the ultra-dense matter inside neutron stars. With densities and pressures several times greater than those in atomic nuclei, neutron star cores harbour the most extreme matter in the Universe. Its composition remains an open question: does it consist...
Just over 65 years ago Burbidge, Burbidge, Fowler, and Hoyle (B2FH) charted the initial roadmap for nuclear astrophysics. This seminal work recognized that explaining the origins of the heavy elements such as lead, gold, and uranium requires at least two types of neutron capture nucleosynthesis processes with each having distinct astrophysical sites. At the time of B2FH the rapid neutron...
