Dear All,
You are most cordially invited to the ICTP Colloquium by
Prof. Raman Sundrum on "Cosmology and Unification".
The Colloquium will take place (in presence) TODAY,
Wednesday 28 June at 14:00 hrs in the Budinich Lecture Hall.
Biosketch:
Raman Sundrum is the John S. Toll Chair and Distinguished
University Professor of Physics at the University of Maryland,
College Park. He also is the Director of the Maryland Center for
Fundamental Physics. He works on theoretical particle physics,
primarily the structure of the fundamental forces and their
connections to possible extensions of Relativistic Spacetime,
such as Supersymmetry and Extra Dimensions. He also studies
their possible roles in the very early Universe. His research
provides theoretical templates for a broad range of experiments,
from the CERN Large Hadron Collider to precision cosmological
measurements In 2019 he was awarded the J.J. Sakurai Prize for
Theoretical Particle Physics of the American Physical Society
along with his former collaborator, Lisa Randall of Harvard
University, for their pioneering of what are now known as the
“Randall-Sundrum” models of higher-dimensional spacetime.
Abstract:
Raman Sundrum will review the mechanism of “cosmological
collider physics” in which future precision cosmological
measurements may allow us to probe particle physics and cosmic
inflation at energies which are orders of magnitude above those
of terrestrial particle colliders such as the LHC. He will apply
this mechanism to searching for remnants of the grand
unification of (non-gravitational) fundamental forces and other
plausible high energy "targets" and discuss recent work showing
how gravitational wave cosmology may provide complementary
insights on inflationary dynamics in the very early universe.
Light
refreshments will be served on the Leonardo Building Terrace at
the end of the talk.
Looking
forward to your participation.
With best regards,
Director's Office, ICTP