Seeking links betwen fundamental physics and cosmology

22 Sept 2008, 08:45 → 25 Sept 2008, 18:00 Europe/London

Martin Wood Lecture Theatre (Oxford, UK)

Subir Sarkar (University of Oxford)

This is the second annual school of UniverseNet - an EU FP6 Marie Curie Research and Training Network which brings together the major European theoretical physics groups investigating the fundamental physics which shaped our Universe. The purpose is to provide training for postgraduate students and postdoctoral researchers in the exciting interdisciplinary field of particle astrophysics and cosmology. The whole spectrum of current research will be covered ranging from the genesis of matter and radiation, dark matter and dark energy, to fundamental questions about the nature of space-time and of the Big Bang itself. The following lectures have been arranged for the morning sessions: Jenni Adams (Christchurch): The standard Big Bang cosmology Lars Bergstorm (AlbaNova Stockholm): Dark matter and its detection Wilfried Buchmuller (DESY Hamburg): Field theory - the Standard Model and beyond Sergio Colafrancesco (INAF Rome): High energy astrophysics Joe Conlon (DAMTP Cambridge): Cosmological aspects of string theory Sacha Davidson (IPN Lyon): Neutrino mass and leptogenesis Amol Dighe (TIFR Mumbai): Neutrino oscillations and supernovae Hiranya Peiris (IoA Cambridge): Inflation and the cosmic microwave background In the afternoons there will be short talks by young researchers - the selection will be made by the organisers from the submitted abstracts.