Speaker
Prof.
Emanuela Dimastrogiovanni
(Case Western Reserve University)
Description
Cosmology has seen great progress thanks to precision measurements and
is bound to greatly benefit from upcoming Large Scale Structure and
Cosmic Microwave Background data. I will point out a number of
interesting directions. In particular, I discuss how the microphysics of
inflation may be tested in galaxy surveys through “fossil” signatures
originating from squeezed primordial correlations. I further elaborate
on the constraining power of CMB spectral distortions on small-scale
cosmological fluctuations and on particle decays in the very early
Universe in relation to reheating. I also describe some of the possible
constraints on inflation and reheating from future B-mode observations.
| Overview or Regular Talk? | Regular: 45 min. |
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Author
Prof.
Emanuela Dimastrogiovanni
(Case Western Reserve University)
Co-author
Dr
Matteo Fasiello
(Stanford University and SITP)
