Speakers
Prof.
Gary Shiu
(University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Halverson Jim
Description
Co-Discussion Leaders: Jim Halverson, Gary Shiu
This block is focused on the connections between non-standard expansion histories and
fundamental theory. To what extent do different top-down scenarios for physics beyond
the Standard Model, including string theory, predict departures from the standard
cosmology? Conversely, were we to obtain observational evidence that indeed the
expansion history of our universe differs from that of the standard cosmology, what
would this tell us about fundamental physics at high scales?
