Institute for Advanced Study Astrophysics Seminar

Confronting the Dark Energy Crisis in Fundamental Physics

ABSTRACT: The discovery of the accelerating expansion of the Universe poses a profound challenge to our understanding of fundamental physics. I will describe our group's ongoing efforts to determine the nature of the Dark Energy, including next-generation supernova cosmology with the PanSTARRS survey, lunar laser ranging, and initial results from mapping out the redshift distribution of galaxy clusters detected by the South Pole Telescope.

Date & Time

October 19, 2010 | 11:00am – 12:00pm

Location

Bloomberg Hall Astrophysics Library

Speakers

Chris Stubbs

Affiliation

Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

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