Abstract: In this talk I will discuss the reliability of the Baryon Acoustic Oscillation (BAO) signal in the distribution of galaxies. The solid theoretical understanding of this observable means that it represents one of only a few cosmological observables that …

Florian Beutler (Portsmouth) "On the reliability of Baryon Acoustic Oscillation (BAO) measurements" Read More »

ABSTRACT: Experiments at the Large Hadron Collider are characterizing the top quark and its interactions to unexpected precision. The combination of direct searches for new particles and indirect constraints from precision measurements provides powerful limits on extensions of the Standard …

Marcel Vos (CERN) "Prospects for Top Physics at the LHC and Beyond" Read More »