1–5 Sept 2026
University of Sussex
Europe/London timezone

Prospects for scalar-tensor cosmology in asymptotically safe quantum gravity

2 Sept 2026, 15:20
20m
Large Lecture Theatre (Jubilee Building)

Large Lecture Theatre

Jubilee Building

Speaker

Fabian Wagner (Heidelberg University)

Description

Scalar-tensor theories are ubiquitous in cosmology. Asymptotic safety offers a guiding principle to significantly shrink the available theory space. At the same time, cosmological observables provide a stringent test of the asymptotic-safety paradigm. Focusing on Horndeski models of dark energy, I show how simple models fail to meet both observational constraints and constraints from asymptotic safety. With many observations still unaccounted for, I conclude with a perspective on the rich road ahead.

Affiliation Institute for theoretical physics, Heidelberg University
Link to paper https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1475-7516/2023/02/052
Career status Postdoc

Author

Fabian Wagner (Heidelberg University)

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