Events: detail
Strings in the Background
- Speaker:
-
Levon Pogosian , Simon Fraser University
- Starts:
- October 28, 2008 at 02:30 pm
- Ends:
- October 28, 2008 at 04:00 pm
- Location:
- Tufts University, Robinson Hall, Room 250, 212 College Ave., Medford, MA. 02155
- Maps:
Description
A significant observational effort is underway to measure the B-mode polarization of CMB, which would contain imprints of relic gravity waves produced by Inflation. Another potentially observable source of primordial B-modes are cosmic strings expected in many models of hybrid inflation. In addition to B-modes, I will discuss two other CMB signatures of strings: the excess temperature anisotropy on small scales, and a positive correlation between CMB and tracers of large scale structure.
- Registration required:
- No
- Free:
- Yes
Additional information
Refreshments are served at 2 p.m. in the Knipp library, Robinson Hall, 2nd floor.
For more information
- Contact person:
- Alex Vilenkin
- Email:
- vilenkin [ at ] cosmos2.phy.tufts.edu
- Website:
- Strings in the Background
