Fundamental Physics at Cosmology/High Energy Interface

宇宙学/高能界面基础物理

• 批准号: 1066278
• 负责人: William Kinney
• 金额: $ 25.5万
• 依托单位: SUNY at Buffalo
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-10-01 至 2014-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1066278&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Fundamental; Physics; Cosmology; Energy; Interface

This award funds the research activities of Professors William H. Kinney and Dejan Stojkovic at the University at Buffalo, the State University of New York. The primary purpose of this research is to address important unsolved issues of fundamental physics at the interface of cosmology, gravity and high-energy physics. Kinney's research focuses on the physics of Cosmological Inflation, the leading model for the physics of the earliest moments of the universe. This research will address the questions of observational constraints on inflation, alternatives to inflation, and probes of fundamental physics. By contrast, Stojkovic will focus on building, developing, and using the very comprehensive BlackMax computer code for simulating dark matter signatures at the Large Hadron Collider, and addressing puzzles raised by recent observational data. Joint effort by the PIs is also planned in studying alternatives to inflation and addressing the puzzles raised by recent observational data. The research funded by this award will also have significant broader impacts. The tools developed (such as the BlackMax software package) will be made publicly available for the benefit of a wide physics community. This project will also provide an excellent training ground for students at the undergraduate and graduate levels, preparing them for future careers in scientific research. Both Kinney and Stojkovic are very active in outreach activities such as public lectures, school visits, planetarium shows, and the ongoing "Science & Art Cabaret" organized by Kinney in conjunction with Hallwall's Contemporary Art Center and the Buffalo Science Museum.

该奖项为纽约州立大学布法罗大学的William H. Kinney和Dejan Stojkovic教授的研究活动提供资金。 这项研究的主要目的是解决宇宙学，重力和高能物理学界面上基本物理学的重要问题。金尼的研究重点是宇宙学通货膨胀的物理学，这是宇宙最早时刻物理学的主要模型。这项研究将解决有关通货膨胀，通货膨胀替代方案以及基本物理探针的观察性限制问题。相比之下，Stojkovic将专注于建立，开发和使用非常全面的Blackmax计算机代码来模拟大型强子对撞机的暗物质特征，并解决最近观察数据引起的难题。还计划在研究通货膨胀的替代方案和解决最近观察数据提出的难题方面进行的共同努力。该奖项资助的研究还将产生更大的影响。开发的工具（例如BlackMax软件包）将公开使用，以使广泛的物理社区受益。该项目还将为本科和研究生级别的学生提供良好的培训场，为他们在科学研究中的未来职业做准备。 Kinney和Stojkovic都非常积极地在外展活动中，例如公开讲座，学校探访，天文馆表演以及Kinney与Hallwall的当代艺术中心和Buffalo Science Museum组织的持续的“科学与艺术歌舞表演”。