15 Maggio 2014 - Ore 17:00 - Dott. Filippo Vernizzi - Cosmic Inflation after BICEP2

Relatore: Dott. Filippo Vernizzi - CEA, Institut de Physique Théorique, Saclay

Luogo: Aula Newton - Plesso Fisico

E-mail organizzatore: raffaella.burioni@fis.unipr.it

Abstract:

The BICEP2 collaboration recently announced the detection of B-mode

polarization in the cosmic microwave background. This signal has been

interpreted as induced by primordial gravitational waves generated during

a phase of cosmic inflation. If confirmed, it would be very important

theoretical and observational breakthrough in cosmology. I will review the

predictions from inflation, present the main results of BICEP2 experiment

and discuss their implications.