Name: Nikhef Colloquium: "Learning from the Big Bang about little bangs – and vice versa" (Urs Wiedemann)
Start: 2016-03-18T11:15:00+01:00
End: 2016-03-18T12:15:00+01:00
Location: Nikhef/CWI

Nikhef Colloquium: "Learning from the Big Bang about little bangs – and vice versa" (Urs Wiedemann)

Friday, 18 March 2016 - 11:15

Monday, 14 March 2016
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Friday, 18 March 2016
11:15 Learning from the Big Bang about little bangs – and vice versa - Urs Wiedemann (CERN)
Learning from the Big Bang about little bangs – and vice versa
- Urs Wiedemann (CERN)
11:15 - 12:15
Room: Z011 Abstract: While the physics underlying cosmology and heavy ion collisions is very different, of course, the theoretical challenges for understanding the dynamics of both systems show remarkable commonalities. In this colloquium, I explain on the one hand how the modern description of the expansion dynamics of heavy ion collisions parallels developments in cosmology. On the other hand, I discuss examples for how concepts widely used in heavy ion phenomenology may be employed to shed light on two central topics in cosmology, namely large-scale structure formation and the nature of dark matter. This colloquium is part of the "Landelijk Seminarium @ Nikhef/CWI, Z011"