Princeton University Department of Physics Donald R. Hamilton Colloquium Series

Thoughts About Physical Cosmology: Past, Present, and Future

Abstract: I will recall steps taken here at Princeton that led from the schematic physics of the cosmology I encountered in the mid-1960s to the present well-tested LCDM theory, and offer some lessons from the past on the future of research in cosmology.

Date & Time

October 27, 2022 | 4:00pm – 5:00pm

Location

McDonnell A02

Speakers

James Peebles

Affiliation

Princeton University

Notes

Abstract: I will recall steps taken here at Princeton that led from the schematic physics of the cosmology I encountered in the mid-1960s to the present well-tested LCDM theory, and offer some lessons from the past on the future of research in cosmology.