Date: Wednesday 15th May 2002
Title: Cosmological Parameters: Status and Prospects
Speaker: Dr. Alessandro Melchiorri (Oxford)
Abstract
"A survey is made of the present observational status on
cosmological parameters covering both microwave background anisotropies
and large scale structure observations such as galaxy clustering and
object abundances. I then move to some non-standard aspect of parameter
extraction like quintessence, extra-background of relativistic
particles and variations in fundamental constants.
Finally, I will discuss a few mechanisms of secondary anisotropies
and new experimental constraints."