| Responsabile Nazionale: G. Esposito |
Sezione di Napoli: I. Bochicchio, S. Capozziello, G. Covone, U. de Angelis, G. Esposito, E. Laserra, E. Piedipalumbo, R. Roychowdhury, C. Rubano, P. Scudellaro, C. Stornaiolo
Sezione di Padova: F. de Felice, R. Faraldo, G. Preti, F. Sorge, S. Zilio
Sezione di Salerno: V. Bozza, S. Calchi Novati, G. Lambiase, L. Mancini, G. Scarpetta
Sezione di Torino: E. Campolongo, M. Capone, L. Fatibene, M. Francaviglia, R. Molinaro, N. Radicella, A. Tartaglia
The above data are taken from the SPIRES public archive.
Links to related topics:
NASA; ESA; WMAP; COBE; COSMOS; PLANCK; ICRA; IPMU; SIGRAV; Queen Mary; SISSA
ArXiv; Euclidean Quantum Gravity
| (1) Title: GRAVITATION AND INFLATIONARY COSMOLOGY (2) PHYSICAL MOTIVATION Research in modern gravitational physics deals with theories of classical and quantum gravity and their cosmological implications. Our project is therefore aiming to study in detail gravitation and the physics of the Universe within the framework of field theory, while paying attention to experimental verifications, which are essential to put the theoretical models on firm ground. Thus, the following key open problems in gravitational physics will be studied: (i) Dark energy and cosmological constant; f(R) and scalar-tensor theories of gravity; bouncing cosmological models. (ii) Non-perturbative quantum gravity via renormalization-group methods, and cosmological applications; quantum gravity via functional integrals. (iii) Behaviour of classical and quantum systems under the influence of space-time curvature, with focus on magnetic fields in high energy astrophysics and cosmology. (iv) Dark matter problem and gravitational lensing; realistic models of gravitational lenses; plasma and dust effects on the propagation of radiation in the universe. (v) Elastic medium models of space-time; effects produced by rotating bodies in general relativity. (3) HIGHLIGHTS OF NA12 Since October 2001, we have initiated a series of annual meetings of NA12, devoted to an informal presentation of our research, with a discussion of results and open problems. We have also contributed to the organization of the Conferences: (C1) QUANTUM GRAVITY AND SPECTRAL GEOMETRY (Naples, July 2001); (C2) 16th SIGRAV CONFERENCE (Vietri Sul Mare, September 2004); 17th SIGRAV CONFERENCE (Torino, September 2006); 18th SIGRAV Conference (Cosenza, September 2008). and three Schools: (S1) 42nd KARPACZ WINTER SCHOOL (Ladek, February 2006);
(S2)
NEW PATHS TOWARDS QUANTUM GRAVITY
(Holbaek, May 2008); |