Luogo: Aula Newton - Plesso FisicoRelatore: Prof. Luigi Guzzo - Università Statale di Milano - Dipartimento di FisicaAbstractI will review progress in the study of the large-scale structure of the Universe, drawing from theresults of my recently completed “Darklight” project supported by the European Research Council (ERC).These include the development and analysis of the VIPERS galaxy survey with the ESO Very LargeTelescope (VLT). VIPERS mapped an unprecedented volume of the Universe at z=0.5-1.2, measuringredshifts for nearly 100,000 galaxies. Measurements of galaxy clustering and the growth rate of structurewere used to test deviations from General Relativity (GR) on large scales, one way to explain the observedacceleration of cosmic expansion. After discussing the VIPERS findings, I will show some highlights from arecent work based on forward modelling galaxy clustering using numerical simulations, which providesstrong support to GR. Finally, I will mention expectations in this area from the future ESA Euclid mission, tobe launched in 2022 PDF Locandina
