Fundamental Issues in Cosmology

Event Type: Conference
Scientific Area(s):
Cosmology
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Quantum Fields and Strings
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Quantum Gravity
End date:
June 20, 2011 at 9:00 AM

Perimeter will be hosting a month-long program focused on addressing fundamental issues in cosmology, eg, the nature of the big-bang, the initial conditions and fate of the universe. The program will bring together leading researchers working in cosmology, string theory and quantum gravity to work together on these topics. The program will include two conferences:

Holographic Cosmology v2.0

June 21-24, 2011

Challenges for Early Universe Cosmology

July 12-16, 2011

In particular, outside participants are encouraged to apply for the end conference before May 31. During the two weeks between these meetings, Perimeter will be hosting a number of visiting researchers working in an informal workshop atmosphere.

 

Participants:

Researchers listed here will be participating in the informal workshop period. See the conference web pages for a complete listing of the participants in those meetings.

Andreas Albrecht, University of California, Davis, June 1 - July 31
Nima Arkani Hamed, Institute for Advanced Study, June 26 - July 17 
Jose Juan Blanco-Pillado, Tufts University, July 3 - July 17
Adam Brown, Princeton University, June 20 - July 17
Xi Dong, Stanford University, June 20 - July 9
Ben Freivogel, MIT, June 20 - July 1, July 11 - 16
Alan Guth, MIT, July 5 - July 16
Daniel Harlow, Stanford University, June 20 - July 17
Patrick Hayden, McGill University, June 22 - June 29
Justin Khoury, University of Pennsylvania, July 4 - July 17
Jean-Luc Lehners, Albert Einstein Institute, June 28 - July 16
Stefan Leichenauer, University of California, Berkeley, June 20 - July 17
Don Page, University of Alberta, July 4 - July 17
Michael Salem, Stanford University, June 20 - July 17
Yasuhiro Sekino, Okayama Institute for Quantum Physics, June 19 - July 17
Ben Shlaer, Tufts University, June 27 - July 16
Douglas Stanford, Stanford University, June 20 - July 17
Leonard Susskind, Stanford University, June 13 - July 15
Vitaly Vanchurin, Standford University, July 3 - July 17
I-Sheng Yang, Columbia University, June 20 - July 1, July 11 - July 17