ASI/COSMOS Early Universe meeting

22-23 February 2018

Physics and Astronomy Dept. “G. Galilei”. Via Marzolo 8, Padua

Thursday 22
14:45	Introduction to COSMOS activities – Nicola Vittorio
14:55	Welcome and short introduction – Nicola Bartolo, Michele Liguori
15:10	Inflationary constraints with future CMB surveys – Fabio Finelli
15:30	Early Universe Physics with CMB spectral distortions ­- Andrea Ravenni
15:50	CMB Spectral Distortions: a Robust Probe of Primordial non-Gaussianity – Giovanni Cabass
16:10	Cofee break
16:40	Parity breaking and CMB anomalies – Alessandro Gruppuso
17:00	The CMB bispectrum – Filippo Oppizzi
17:20	Needlet CMB analysis – Alessandro Renzi
17:40	Discussion
20:15	Dinner

Friday 23
9:30	Tensor bispectra and GW interferometers – Giorgio Orlando
9:50	TBD – F. Hansen-TBC
10:10	Inflation and String Theory – Augusto Sagnotti
10:35	Coffee break
11:00	On axions in inflation and as hot relics – Alessio Notari
11:20	Cosmology with Gravitational Waves: CMB and interferometers – Daniele Bertacca
11:40	Wrap up and experimental outlook – Paolo Natoli, Sabino Matarrese
12:20	Discussion