Lab Home | Phone | Search
	Center for Nonlinear Studies
	Home  ▶ People   Current   Executive Committee   Postdocs   Visitors   Students   Research   Publications  ▶ Conferences   Workshops   Sponsorship  ▶ Talks   Seminars   Postdoc Seminars Archive   Quantum Lunch   Quantum Lunch Archive   P/T Colloquia   Archive   Ulam Scholar     Postdoc Nominations  ▶ Student Requests   Student Program  ▶ Visitor Requests   Description   Past Visitors  ▶ Services   General     History of CNLS     Maps, Directions   CNLS Office   T-Division   LANL				Tuesday, November 10, 20092:00 PM - 3:00 PMCNLS Conference Room (TA-3, Bldg 1690) Seminar Dark Energy: Current theoretical issues and progress toward future experiments Andreas AlbrechtUC Davis The cosmic acceleration is widely regarded as one of the most exciting recent scientific developments. Many expect that radical changes to our understanding of fundamental physics will be required to understand the mystery of the cosmic acceleration (supposedly driven by the "Dark Energy"). Interestingly, new experiments are within reach that could have a tremendous impact on this very data-driven field. In this talk I will review some of the key theoretical issues and then discuss some of the opportunities presented by future experiments. The discussion will be placed in the context of the work of the Dark Energy Task Force and the more recent Joint Dark Energy Mission Figure of Merit Science Working Group. Host: Salman Habib, habib@lanl.gov