April 28 - 30, 2010
Perimeter Institute
Scientific Area: Cosmology

The distribution of the large scale structure of the universe is the next great cosmological data set, following the Cosmic Microwave Background. It will allow us to study in remarkable detail the initial spectrum of fluctuations and the gravitational physics that governs both the homogeneous evolution of the universe as a whole and the local growth of inhomogeneities.

This workshop will focus on the near-future and long term prospects for learning fundamental physics from large scale structure, especially through statistics of the initial curvature fluctuations and tests of general relativity in the history of structure growth.

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Scientific Organizers:
Sarah Shandera, Perimeter Institute
Mark Wyman, Perimeter Institute
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, Perimeter Institute
Neal Dalal, CITA
Neta Bahcall, Princeton University