Parallel 8 - Inflation
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 -
2:00 PM
Monday, August 25, 2008
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
2:00 PM
Curvature perturbation spectrum from false vacuum inflation
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Jinn-Ouk Gong
(University of Wisconsin - Madison)
Curvature perturbation spectrum from false vacuum inflation
Jinn-Ouk Gong
(University of Wisconsin - Madison)
2:00 PM - 2:18 PM
2:20 PM
Anisotropic Inflationary Scenario
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Sugumi Kanno
(IPMU)
Anisotropic Inflationary Scenario
Sugumi Kanno
(IPMU)
2:20 PM - 2:38 PM
2:40 PM
N-flationary Reheating
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Jonathan Braden
(University of Toronto / CITA)
N-flationary Reheating
Jonathan Braden
(University of Toronto / CITA)
2:40 PM - 2:58 PM
3:00 PM
Dissipative effects on MSSM inflation
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Kohei Kamada
(University of Tokyo, Research Center for the Early Universe)
Dissipative effects on MSSM inflation
Kohei Kamada
(University of Tokyo, Research Center for the Early Universe)
3:00 PM - 3:18 PM
3:20 PM
Inflation Models After WMAP year 5
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Laila Alabidi
(Queen Mary, University of London)
Inflation Models After WMAP year 5
Laila Alabidi
(Queen Mary, University of London)
3:20 PM - 3:38 PM
3:40 PM
Break
Break
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: Outside Lecture Hall
4:00 PM
Signatures of an anisotropic stage at the onset of inflation
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Marco Peloso
(University of Minnesota)
Signatures of an anisotropic stage at the onset of inflation
Marco Peloso
(University of Minnesota)
4:00 PM - 4:18 PM
4:20 PM
Non-gaussianity, the curvaton, and possible consequences for the dark matter
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Maria Beltran
(University of Chicago)
Non-gaussianity, the curvaton, and possible consequences for the dark matter
Maria Beltran
(University of Chicago)
4:20 PM - 4:38 PM
4:40 PM
From the Pioneer-flyby anomalies to an alternative cosmology
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Mike McCulloch
(University of Exeter)
From the Pioneer-flyby anomalies to an alternative cosmology
Mike McCulloch
(University of Exeter)
4:40 PM - 4:58 PM
5:00 PM
Observational constraints on the general inflationary action
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Nishant Agarwal
(Cornell University)
Observational constraints on the general inflationary action
Nishant Agarwal
(Cornell University)
5:00 PM - 5:18 PM
5:20 PM
MSSM inflation
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Sami Nurmi
(University of Helsinki)
MSSM inflation
Sami Nurmi
(University of Helsinki)
5:20 PM - 5:38 PM
7:00 PM
Evening Plenary Session - See Plenary Schedule
Evening Plenary Session - See Plenary Schedule
7:00 PM - 9:40 PM
Room: Lecture Hall