Cosmology, Gravitational Waves and Particles : Proceedings of the Conference on Cosmology, Gravitational Waves and Particles, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 6-10 February 2017

In February 2016, physicists announced the breakthrough discovery of the gravitational waves, which were predicted by Albert Einstein in his century-old theory of General Relativity. These gravitational waves were emitted as a result of the collision of two massive black holes that happened about 1.3 billion years ago. They were discovered at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) in the United States and thus marked a new milestone for physics. However, it remains unclear to physicists how the gravitational interaction can be included in the Standard Theory of particle physics which describes the electroweak and the strong interactions in our universe. In this volume are the lectures, given by the speakers at the conference on cosmology and particle physics. The discussed topics range from gravitational waves to cosmology, dark matter, dark energy and particle physics beyond the Standard Theory.

Author: Harald Fritzsch

Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company

Publication Date: Jan 17, 2018

Number of Pages: NA pages

Language: English

Binding: Hardcover

ISBN-10: 9813231793

ISBN-13: 9789813231795