SPACE Colloquium: Vincenzo Cardone - "Measuring and understanding the dark universe following the path of light: the Euclid mission"
Accademia Pontaniana
Abstract: In its travel from the far away sources to the local observers, light traces the evolution of the cosmos and the growth of its large-scale structure. This is the reason why cosmic shear, that is the deflection of light by the universe as a whole, has become one of the most promising tools to measure and understand the universe geometry and evolution also offering the possibility to find evidence of deviations from General Relativity. The remarkable successes of Stage III surveys have made the community enthusiastic about what a space based mission could achieve. The time to check whether reality is in line with the promises is now close to coming: the first data release of the Euclid mission is less than one year from now. We will review here what are the questions, which are the answers, and how Euclid will allow us to measure and (try to) understand the dark universe thanks to what the path of light can teach us. Bio: Vincenzo F. Cardone (born 1975) is a researcher at the Rome Astronomical Observatory. After getting the PhD in Physics at the University of Salerno, he has worked on astrophysical and cosmological applications of gravitational lensing, and in the development and testing of modified gravity theories. He soon became a member of the Euclid Collaboration with different scientific and management roles. He is now the lead of the Weak Lensing Science Working Group.
Bio. Vincenzo F. Cardone (born 1975) is a researcher at the Rome Astronomical Observatory. After getting the PhD in Physics at the University of Salerno, he has worked on astrophysical and cosmological applications of gravitational lensing, and in the development and testing of modified gravity theories. He soon became a member of the Euclid Collaboration with different scientific and management roles. He is now the lead of the Weak Lensing Science Working Group.
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