Allison Man (aman@phas.ubc.ca) and Brett Gladman (gladman@astro.ubc.ca)
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Abstract:
I will present an overview of the state of observational cosmology, with an emphasis on what we can learn about fundamental physics by treating the universe as a giant - but uncontrolled - physics laboratory. Most of the emphasis will be on cosmic microwave background observations: what they have told us to date, and what we might still learn in the coming decade. I will also discuss how other probes of large scale structure and expansion history additionally constrain the standard model of cosmology, and *perhaps* point to extensions beyond the standard model.
Bio:
Gary F. Hinshaw (born in San Rafael, California) is a cosmologist and physics professor at the University of British Columbia. Hinshaw worked on the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) whose observations of Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) have provided significant insights into cosmology.
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2025-03-03T16:00:002025-03-03T17:00:00Observational Cosmology TodayEvent Information:
Abstract:
I will present an overview of the state of observational cosmology, with an emphasis on what we can learn about fundamental physics by treating the universe as a giant - but uncontrolled - physics laboratory. Most of the emphasis will be on cosmic microwave background observations: what they have told us to date, and what we might still learn in the coming decade. I will also discuss how other probes of large scale structure and expansion history additionally constrain the standard model of cosmology, and *perhaps* point to extensions beyond the standard model.
Bio:
Gary F. Hinshaw (born in San Rafael, California) is a cosmologist and physics professor at the University of British Columbia. Hinshaw worked on the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) whose observations of Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) have provided significant insights into cosmology.
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HENN 318
