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SUMMARY:Windows on Quantum Gravity: Season 2
DTSTART:20151028T070000Z
DTEND:20151030T184000Z
DTSTAMP:20260510T015900Z
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DESCRIPTION:This the second meeting of the "Windows on quantum gravity" se
 ries\, held for the first time in 2008.\n\nThe recent success of WMAP and 
 Planck experiments triggered a new wave of interest in the foundations of 
 primeval cosmology.\n\nIn particular\, since the inflationary process may 
 involve very high energy scales\, quantum gravity effects may play an impo
 rtant role in the construction\nof consistent scenarios.\n\nThose experime
 nts also confirmed that the universe is currently undergoing an accelerate
 d expansion.\nNo satisfactory theoretical explanation for he latter is kno
 wn\, which may be a hint towards a  mysterious relation to the other aspec
 t of gravitation\nwhich is not completely understood: its quantum properti
 es.\n\nIn the near future\, further experiments will hopefully clarify the
  way in which  cosmological observations can help in our understanding of 
  quantum gravity. \n\nWith the previous motivations in mind\, we will devo
 te this workshop  to discuss different models of gravity inspired by quant
 um gravity:\nGR\, dilaton and scalar-tensor gravity\, higher-derivative an
 d F(R) gravity\, Lorentz-symmetry broken gravity and string-inspired gravi
 ty.\n\nWe aim at presenting an overview of the models and methods to study
  them. The emphasis will be in their possible role in cosmology -\nin part
 icular possible quantum effects-  to describe the early universe (inflatio
 n and alternatives thereof) and late-universe (dark energy).\n\nhttps://in
 dico.global/event/5789/
LOCATION:Blue room (Instituto de Física Teórica UAM-CSIC)
URL:https://indico.global/event/5789/
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