January 26, 1999:
Raman Sundrum, Boston University
The Cosmological Constant Problem and Graviton Compositeness
At Tufts, 2:30 p.m., refreshments at 2:00 p.m.
For abstract, click here.
February 2, 1999: No Seminar
February 9, 1999:
David Goldberg, Princeton University
The Cosmic Microwave Bispectrum
At CfA, 12:30 p.m.
For abstract, click here.
February 16, 1999
Ken D. Olum, Tufts University
Simulation and Analysis of Cosmic String Cusps
At Tufts, 2:30 p.m., refreshments at 2:00 p.m.
For abstract, click here.
February 23, 1999
Alexander Vilenkin, Tufts University
Predictability Crisis in Inflationary Cosmology and its
Resolution
At MIT, 2:30 p.m., refreshments at 2:00 p.m.
For abstract, click here.
March 2, 1999
Marco Spaans, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Grand Unification: Cosmology and the Role of Topology
At CfA, 12:30 p.m.
For abstract, click here.
March 9, 1999
Mario Livio, Space Telescope Science Institute
How Rare Are Extraterrestrial Civilizations and When did
They Emerge?
SEMINAR CANCELLED DUE TO TRAVEL PROBLEMS: Rescheduled for
May 11, 1999.
For abstract, click here.
March 16, 1999
David Lowe, Brown University
Holography for Cosmologists
At MIT, 2:30 p.m., refreshments at 2:00 p.m.
For abstract, click here.
March 23, 1999: No Seminar
March 30, 1999:
James Cronin, Enrico Fermi Institute, The University of Chicago
Cosmic Rays Above the GZK Cutoff
At Tufts, 2:30 p.m., refreshments at 2:00 p.m.
For abstract, click here.
April 6, 1999: No Seminar, to avoid conflict with the memorial service for Kenneth Johnson from 3 - 5 pm.
April 13, 1999:
No Cosmology Seminar, to avoid conflict with the seminar by
Frank Shu at the CfA
April 20, 1999:
Bruce Bassett, Oxford University
Inflationary Preheating and the Cosmic Microwave Background
At Tufts, 2:30 p.m., refreshments at 2:00 p.m.
For abstract, click here.
April 27, 1999:
Mark Trodden, Case Western Reserve University
What Does Cosmic Homogeneity Tell Us about the Early Universe?
At MIT, 2:30 p.m., refreshments at 2:00 p.m.
May 4, 1999: No Seminar
May 11, 1999
Mario Livio, Space Telescope Science Institute
How Rare Are Extraterrestrial Civilizations and When did
They Emerge?
At Tufts, 2:30 p.m., refreshments at 2:00 p.m.
For abstract, click here.
May 11, 1999, also of interest:
Maurice van Putten, MIT
"Superradiance in a Torus Magnetosphere around a Black
Hole"
At CfA, 12:30 p.m.
For abstract, click here.
May 18, 1999:
Lam Hui, Fermilab
The Lyman-alpha Forest and Cosmology
At MIT, 2:30 p.m., refreshments at 2:00 p.m.
For abstract, click here.
MONDAY May 24, 1999:
Christoph Schmid, ETH Zurich
Generation of Magnetic Fields during Inflation
At CfA, 12:30 p.m., in Phillips Auditorium
For abstract, click here.
May 25, 1999:
Amri Wandel, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Probing AGN Black Holes
At CfA, 12:30 p.m.
May 25, 1999, also of interest:
Gabriele Veneziano, CERN
"Pre-Big Bang Cosmology: An Update"
At Brandeis, Physics Building, Room 229, 1:30 p.m.