Fundamental Physics and Observational Cosmology
Lead Research Organisation:
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
Department Name: Applied Maths and Theoretical Physics
Abstract
We aim to advance the confrontation between observational cosmology and fundamental physics by developing testable signatures of early universe theories which are of direct relevance to STFC-supported satellite and other experiments, such as Planck and Clover. This work entails making detailed quantitative observational predictions which can be used to distinguish between different inflation models, as well as those involving cosmic superstrings and textures. In particular, we wish to study cosmologies emerging from higher dimensional models in fundamental theory, and discover ways in which to differentiate these from conventional four-dimensional models. We will also use data from the late universe to develop probes of the cosmological constant, dark energy and the variation of the fundamental constants of nature. In addition, we will embark on a new project in gravitational physics, studying the existence, formation and consequences of black holes. We will consider the distinctive signatures of extra dimensions which the experimental study of black holes may be able to uncover.
Organisations
Publications
Renaux-Petel S
(2010)
On the squeezed limit of the bispectrum in general single field inflation
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Barrow J
(2010)
A general sudden cosmological singularity
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
Hu, Ziyang
(2010)
Born-Rigid Flow and the AdS-CFT Correspondence
Bicák J
(2010)
On asymptotically flat solutions of Einstein's equations periodic in time: I. Vacuum and electrovacuum solutions
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
Papazoglou A
(2010)
Strong coupling in extended Horava-Lifshitz gravity
in Physics Letters B
Hamber H
(2010)
Gravitational Wilson loop in discrete quantum gravity
in Physical Review D
Vielva P
(2010)
Constraints on fNL and gNL from the analysis of the N-pdf of the CMB large-scale anisotropies fNLand gNLconstraints from the CMB
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Brax P
(2010)
Tuning the mass of chameleon fields in Casimir force experiments.
in Physical review letters
Monteiro R
(2010)
Semiclassical instabilities of Kerr-anti-de Sitter black holes
in Physical Review D
Zhao H
(2010)
DARK FLUID: A UNIFIED FRAMEWORK FOR MODIFIED NEWTONIAN DYNAMICS, DARK MATTER, AND DARK ENERGY
in The Astrophysical Journal
Houri T
(2010)
Generalized hidden symmetries and the Kerr-Sen black hole
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Barrow J
(2010)
Anisotropic pressures at ultrastiff singularities and the stability of cyclic universes
in Physical Review D
Regan D
(2010)
General CMB and primordial trispectrum estimation
in Physical Review D
Dias Ó
(2010)
A scalar field condensation instability of rotating Anti-de Sitter black holes
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Chen X
(2010)
Large non-Gaussianities with intermediate shapes from quasi-single-field inflation
in Physical Review D
Avgoustidis A
(2010)
Effect of kinematic constraints on multitension string network evolution
in Physical Review D
Brax P
(2010)
Dilaton and modified gravity
in Physical Review D
Godazgar M
(2010)
Spinor classification of the Weyl tensor in five dimensions
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
Tauber J
(2010)
Planck pre-launch status: The Planck mission
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Barrow J
(2010)
Varying alpha
in Annalen der Physik
Hanson D
(2010)
Weak lensing of the CMB
in General Relativity and Gravitation
Durkee M
(2010)
Generalization of the Geroch-Held-Penrose formalism to higher dimensions
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
Aref'eva I
(2010)
Critical trapped surfaces formation in the collision of ultrarelativistic charges in (A)dS
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Houri T
(2010)
Symmetries of the Dirac operator with skew-symmetric torsion
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
Avgoustidis A
(2010)
Constraints on cosmic opacity and beyond the standard model physics from cosmological distance measurements
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics