Astrophysics and Cosmology
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 The Sector studies fundamental problems of Astrophysics and Cosmology such as the origin and evolution of the Universe, the properties and nature of Dark Matter, the formation and evolution of galaxies and clusters, of quasars and active galactic nuclei, as well as the physics of Black Holes.
The Sector is currently involved in the European Space Agency's Planck Surveyor mission, scheduled for 2007, whose objective is to observe anisotropies in cosmic radiation.
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Relativistic Astrophysics and Cosmology are the major activities of the SISSA Astrophysics Sector. Our programme aims to be a coherent approach to several fundamental issues of modern Astrophysics and Cosmology. Click on the links below to see the details of the individual projects.
The approach is mainly theoretical, but with increasing links to observational work and results.
Early Universe
- Inflation
- Quintessence
- Primordial Black Holes
- Planck Surveyor
- Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation
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Galaxies
- Early Galaxy Formation and First Stars
- Galaxy Formation
- Dark Matter
- Galaxy Structure, Supermassive Black Holes
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Gravitation Theory
- Astrophysical constraints on Planck scale Lorentz violations
- Alternative theories of Gravitation
- Analogue Models of Gravity
- Black Hole Thermodynamics
- Quantum and Emergent Gravity
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High Energy Astrophysics
- Active Galactic Nuclei
- Accretion onto Supermassive Black Holes
- Gamma-ray Bursts
- Extragalactic Backgrounds
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Large Scale Structure
- Large Scale Structure and Clusters of Galaxies
- Cosmic Reionization
- Intergalactic Medium
- Planck Surveyor
- Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation
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Relativistic Astrophysics
- Gravitational Collapse
- Gravitational Waves
- Accretion onto Stellar Mass Objects
- Physics of Neutron Stars
- Numerical Relativity
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