Rethinking Gravity: from the Planck scale to the size of the Universe

 

SCHEDULE

Monday January 22
Tuesday January 23
Wednesday January 24
9:00-10:30

The basics

C. Will: The foundations of a gravity theory
A. Kostelecky: Violations of the Lorentz symmetry
T. Murphy: Equivalence Principle and Lunar Ranging

Strong-Field Gravity

D. Psaltis: Tests of Strong-Field Gravity with Compact Objects
M. Kramer: Tests of Gravity with Radio Pulsars
N. White:
Going Beyond Einstein with Constellation-X

Gravity and Cosmology I

S. Carroll: Dark Energy
N. Suntzeff: Dark Energy with Supernovae
E. Komatsu: WMAP

10:30-11:00
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
11:00-12:30

Beyond General Relativity

C. Burgess: Quantum Gravity
S. Thomas: Holographic Gravity
G. Servant: Stochastic Gravitational Wave Background in RS models

Gravitational Waves

S. Hughes: Testing the Kerr Metric
E. Berti: Gravity Waves and Alternative Gravity Theories
F. Pretorius : Numerical Simulations of Coalescing Black Holes

Gravity and Cosmology II

M. Kamionkowski: Classical Extensions to General Relativity
H. Zhao
: Relativistic MOND
W. Kinney: Inflation after WMAP

12:30-2:00
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
2:00-3:30

Extra Dimensions

E. Adelberger: Sub-mm Tests of Gravity
P. Graham: Testing Gravity with Atom Interferometry
C. Keeton: Testing GR with Lensing

Gravitational Waves Observatories

P. Fritschel: LIGO
C. Hogan: LISA

Gravity Tests in Space

F. Everitt: Grav Prob B
E. Pavlis: Gravitomagnetism with LAGEOS
S. Turyshev: The Pioneer anomaly

J. Peebles: Testing Gravity in the 21st Century

3:30-4:00
Coffee Break

Trip to Desert Museum Banquet

End of Workshop

4:00-5:30

Astrophysical Black Holes

R. Narayan: Astrophysical Evidence for Black Holes
A. Fabian: Strong-Field Gravity and AGN Iron Lines
A. Broderick: Imaging the Central Black Hole in the Milky Way


 



 

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