Abstract:  Gravitational lensing of CMB photons by the matter distribution of the Universe can be both a blessing and nuisance. It's a blessing because of the way it can be harnessed to map the structures responsible for the deflections, and from this, constrain any physics …

SPECIAL RPM-Berkeley Cosmology Seminar | Anton Baleato Lizancos (University of Cambridge) “Fundamental Physics with CMB Lensing and Delensing: the Good, the Bad and the Systematics” Read More »

Abstract:  The discovery of neutrino oscillations provides the first indication of a lepton flavor violating (LFV) process, one that isn't predicted by the Standard Model. Extending the Standard Model picture to account for this usually proceeds via the addition of …

Nitish Nayak (University of California, Irvine) “Ghostbusters : Estimation of Neutrino Oscillation Parameters by the NOvA Experiment” Read More »

Abstract: Hawking famously argued, based on semiclassical calculations, that the radiation from evaporating black holes is contains no information about the matter that fell in. This would be inconsistent with the unitarity of quantum mechanics. In this talk, I will …

Geoff Penington (UCB) “Replica Wormholes, Entanglement Wedges and the Black Hole Information Paradox” Read More »