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Carnegie Observatories Centennial Symposium II

MEASURING AND MODELING THE UNIVERSE

17-22 November 2002, Carnegie Observatories, Pasadena, USA

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Invited talks = 45 minutes total (35 min + 10 min discussion). Contributed talks = 15 minutes total (10 min + 5 min discussion).

Sunday, 17 November 2002
14:00-17:00 Reception and Registration at Santa Barbara Street
Monday, 18 November 2002
08:00-08:35 Registration
08:35-08:45A. Oemler, W. Freedman Welcome
Session 1. History and Theory
Chair W. Freedman
08:45-09:15 M. Longair History of cosmology
09:15-09:30 Discussion
09:30-10:00 G. Christianson Edwin Hubble
10:00-10:15 Discussion
10:15-10:45 Coffee break
10:45-11:15 A. Guth Inflation
11:15-11:30 Discussion
11:30 Buses to Santa Barbara St.
12:00-14:00 Lunch and Gruber Award ceremony
14:00 Buses to Conference
Chair G. Oemler
14:30-15:00 M. Turner Cosmology overview
15:00-15:15 Discussion
15:15-15:45 L. Randall Brane theory and cosmology
15:45-16:00 Discussion
16:00-16:30 Coffee break
16:30-17:00 J. Silk Dark matter (theory)
17:00-17:15 Discussion
17:15-17:45 M. Kamionkowski Cosmological parameters
17:45-18:00 Discussion
Tuesday, 19 November 2002
Session 2. Theory/Observations
Chair L. Randall
08:30-09:00 J. Schwarz String theory
09:00-09:15 Discussion
09:15-09:45 W. Freedman Cosmological parameters (observations)
09:45-10:00 Discussion
10:00-10:30 Coffee break
Session 3. The Hubble Constant
10:30-11:00 E. Reese Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect
11:00-11:15 Discussion
11:15-11:30 S. Church Potential of spectral Sunyaev-Zel'dovich measurements
11:30-12:15 C. Kochanek Gravitational lensing
12:15-12:30 Discussion
12:30-14:00 Lunch + poster viewing
Chair A. Guth
14:00-14:15G. Chartas Chandra Results on the Hubble constant from gravitational lensing
14:15-14:45 Joseph Jensen The extragalactic distance scale
14:45-15:00 Discussion
15:00-15:30 Coffee break
Session 4. Matter Density
15:30-16:00 B. Sadoulet Direct dark matter detection
16:00-16:15 Discussion
16:15-16:45 V. Trimble Matter density determinations
16:45-17:00 Discussion
17:00-17:15 N. Bahcall Matter density of the Universe
17:15-17:30 D. Tytler Baryon density from Big Bang nucleosynthesis
17:30-17:45 G. Steigman Big Bang nucleosynthesis
17:45-18:00 R. Ellis Lensing constraints on dark matter in clusters
Wednesday, 20 November 2002
Session 5. Recent Large Survey Results, Other Tests of the Cosmological Model
Chair N. Bahcall
08:30-08:55 M. Colless Overview of 2dF results
08:55-09:00 Discussion
09:00-09:25 M. Bernardi Overview of SDSS results
09:25-09:30 Discussion
09:30-09:45 C. Impey Cosmology using quasars as probes
09:45-10:00 P. Outram 2dF QSO Redshift Survey
10:00-10:15 M. Blanton SDSS results on galaxy clustering and the luminosity function
10:15-10:30 J. Annis SDSS cluster abundance and cosmological implications
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-11:30 Poster session
11:30-11:45 U. Seljak Cosmological constraints from Ly-alpha forest (SDSS)
11:45-12:00 T. Treu Testing the cosmological model with lensing
12:00-12:15 A. Albrecht Tests of cosmic inflation: The next generation
12:15-12:45 A. Dekel Galaxy Formation within the LCDM Cosmology
12:45-13:45 Lunch + poster viewing
13:30- Free afternoon
Thursday, 21 November 2002
Session 6. Gravitational Waves
Chair K. Thorne
08:30-09:00 E. Flanagan Gravitational Waves
09:00-09:15 Discussion
09:15-09:40 A. Lazzarini LIGO
09:40-09:45 Discussion
09:45-10:10 S. Phinney LISA
10:00-10:15 Discussion
10:15-10:30 A. Cooray Measuring primordial gravitational waves
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
Session 7. Dark Energy/Cosmological Constant
11:00-11:30 M. Livio Dark Energy, Type Ia supernovae: theory
11:30-11:45 Discussion
11:45-12:15 A. Filippenko Supernovae review talk
12:15-12:30 Discussion
12:30-14:00 Lunch + poster viewing
Chair A. Dressler
14:00-14:30 S. Perlmutter Recent results (SN Cosmology Project)
14:30-15:00 M. Phillips Recent results (High-z Project)
15:00-15:30 Combined Supernova Discussion
15:30-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-16:15 M. Hamuy A New Method for Type II supernovae
16:15-16:45 E. Turner Lensing
16:45-17:00 Discussion
18:30- Cocktails and Banquet at Cafe Santorini
Friday, 22 November 2002
Session 8. Cosmic Microwave Background Measurements
Chair S. Faber
09:00-09:30 N. Wright Theory overview
09:30-09:45 Discussion
09:45-10:15 M. Zaldiarraga Polarization
10:15-10:30 Discussion
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-11:30 A. Lange Bolometric measurements
11:30-11:45 Discussion
11:45-12:15 T. Readhead Interferometric observations
12:15-12:30 Discussion
12:30-14:00 Lunch + poster viewing
Chair V. Trimble
14:00-14:30 L. Page MAP
14:30-14:45 Discussion
Session 9. Panel Discussion
14:45-15:30 Panel discussion
15:30-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-16:30 S. Faber Summary (observations)
16:30-17:00 R. Blandford Summary (theory) 









For more information contact:





  
Wendy Freedman
  
Carnegie Observatories

  
813 Santa Barbara Street

  
Pasadena, CA 91101, U.S.A.

  
Email: wfreedman@ociw.edu
  
URL: http://www.ociw.edu/ociw/symposia/symposium2




 


 






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