CosPA 2026 / ACGRG 13

Inflation — my personal perspective

8 Jul 2026, 10:40

35m

Room E8 (Rātā / Engineering Core Building, University of Canterbury)

Plenary Talk Plenary talks

Speaker

Prof. Misao Sasaki (Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics)

Description

Thanks to the rapid progress in observational cosmology, we have begun to understand the physics of the very early Universe, the inflationary universe. However our knowledge is still far from complete. Based on my personal perspective, I will first review what inflation is and what we currently know about it. Then I will discuss some recent topics that may improve our understanding of the early Universe.