MAJOR RESEARCH COMPONENT
Cosmology is the study
of the Universe as a whole and its history since the beginning.
Our understanding of this history is undergoing a revolution
with fields as diverse as high energy physics and astronomy
converging in both theory and experiment. Further, cosmological
discoveries over the past two decades have and a profound impact
on both astronomy and Physics.
We have found that the inflation of the universe is being accelerated
by a mysterious "dark energy" and that much of the matter of
the universe is also "dark". Scientists in the Institute and
elsewhere are working hard on both theories and experiments
which will shed light on what particles make up the "dark matter".
The origin of Structure in the Universe - such as galaxies and
clusters is believed to have happened through sub-atomic quantum
fluctuations, whose ripples we see as tiny fluctuations in the
temperature of the cosmic microwave background across the sky.
These and other discoveries show that physics at the smallest
scale - interactions of Quarks and Leptons - is intimately connected
with the largest scale - the constitution and birth of the cosmos
itself.
The Instituto Avanzado de Cosmolgia is at the forefront of research
that exploits these connections. There are four Major Research
Components that form the core of our Institute's research program:
Frequent and useful cross-interactions occur among the different
areas, including particularly strong collaborations between
theorists and observers. Each area has multiple projects.
The
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