BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:Data::ICal 0.22 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Qaisar Shafi\, Bartol Institute\, University of Delaware\n\n
The Standard Model of strong and electroweak interactions\, together with Einstein'\;s theory of general relativity\, provide the basis for the h ighly successful hot big bang cosmology. A large quantity of groundbreakin g cosmological observations favor an epoch of primordial inflation\, durin g which the very early universe experienced an exponentially rapid expansi on phase before transitioning to a hot\, radiation dominated ('\;big ba ng'\;) phase. The present universe\, it is now widely accepted\, is lar gely dominated by dark energy\, whose nature is entirely mysterious\, and also by dark matter\, presumably consisting of some relic and still undete cted elementary particle.
\n\nSome aspects of inflationary cosmology will be reviewed\, including its prediction concerning the existence of p rimordial gravity waves whose discovery would have profound implications f or high energy physics and cosmology.
\n DTSTART:20150220T203000Z LOCATION:Physics Building\, Room 204 SUMMARY:Inflation\, Dark Matter\, and Gravity Waves END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR