ASI/COSMOS Early Universe meeting

22-23 February 2018

Physics and Astronomy Dept. “G. Galilei”. Via Marzolo 8, Padua

Thursday 22
14:45 Introduction to COSMOS activities – Nicola Vittorio
14:55 Welcome and short introduction – Nicola Bartolo, Michele Liguori
15:10 Inflationary constraints with future CMB surveys – Fabio Finelli
15:30 Early Universe Physics with CMB spectral distortions ­- Andrea Ravenni
15:50 CMB Spectral Distortions: a Robust Probe of Primordial non-Gaussianity – Giovanni Cabass
16:10 Cofee break
16:40 Parity breaking and CMB anomalies – Alessandro Gruppuso
17:00 The CMB bispectrum – Filippo Oppizzi
17:20 Needlet CMB analysis – Alessandro Renzi
17:40 Discussion
20:15 Dinner
Friday 23
9:30 Tensor bispectra and GW interferometers – Giorgio Orlando
9:50 TBD – F. Hansen-TBC
10:10 Inflation and String Theory – Augusto Sagnotti
10:35 Coffee break
11:00 On axions in inflation and as hot relics – Alessio Notari
11:20 Cosmology with Gravitational Waves: CMB and interferometers – Daniele Bertacca
11:40 Wrap up and experimental outlook – Paolo Natoli, Sabino Matarrese
12:20 Discussion