KCL Group of Theoretical Particle Physics & Cosmology (TPPC)
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KCLKCLGroup of Theoretical Particle Physics &
Cosmology (TPPC)
• Prof. John Ellis (head) (JE)
• Dr. Bobby Acharya (BA)
• Dr. Jean Alexandre (JA)
• Dr. Malcolm Fairbairn (MF)
• Dr. Eugene Lim (EL)
• Prof. Nick Mavromatos (NM)
• Prof. Mairi Sakellariadou (MS)
• Prof. Sarben Sarkar (SS)
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astroparticle cosmology
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astroparticle cosmology
baryogenesis
nucleosynthesis
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astroparticle cosmology
baryogenesis
nucleosynthesis
cosmological inflation
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astroparticle cosmology
baryogenesis
nucleosynthesis
cosmological inflation
CMB , LSS, lensing
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astroparticle cosmology
baryogenesis
nucleosynthesis
cosmological inflation
CMB , LSS, lensing dark energy
modified gravity
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astroparticle cosmology
baryogenesis
nucleosynthesis
cosmological inflation
CMB , LSS, lensing dark energy
modified gravity
dark matter
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astroparticle cosmology
baryogenesis
nucleosynthesis
cosmological inflation
CMB , LSS, lensing dark energy
modified gravity
dark matter
gravity & gravitationa
l waves
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astroparticle cosmology
baryogenesis
nucleosynthesis
cosmological inflation
CMB , LSS, lensing dark energy
modified gravity
dark matter
gravity & gravitationa
l waves
neutrino astrophysics
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astroparticle cosmology
baryogenesis
nucleosynthesis
cosmological inflation
CMB , LSS, lensing dark energy
modified gravity
dark matter
gravity & gravitationa
l waves
neutrino astrophysics
topological defects
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astroparticle cosmology
constraints on axions and millicharged particles (MF, JE)
cosmological constraints on BSM particles (BA, MF, JE, NM)
astro-cosmology tests of lorentz invariance (JE, NM)
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baryogenesis/nucleosynthesis
use BBN constraints to test cosmological models (MS)
effect of varying constants on primordial abundances (MF)
leptogenesis/baryogenesis (MF, NM, SS)
non-thermal dark matter and baryogenesis (BA)
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cosmological Inflation
Higgs inflation (MF, MS)
alternatives to scalar field inflation (NM, MS)
string theory models of inflation (BA,MS,MF)
particle physics models of inflation (MS,MF,JE)
multifield inflation/curvatons (MF,MS)
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CMB, large scale structure, lensing
vector fields in the CMB (JA, EL, NM, MS)
primordial non-gaussianities (EL, MS, MF)
CMB polarization and 2nd order CMB effects (EL)
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dark energy and modified gravity
model building (NM, MS, SS)
modified gravity (JA, EL, MF)
use of data to constrain DE models (MF)
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dark matter
astroparticle candidates (JE, MF, NM) SUSY dark matter (BA, JE, MF) dark matter in string/M theory (BA) direct/indirect detection (BA, MF, JE) dark matter and galactic dynamics (MF, MS) dark matter interacting with stars (MF) tests of alternative to the DM theories especially strong and weak lensing (NM, MS, SS) lorentz-violating dark matter and astrophysical/cosmological tests using astrophysical sources, such as AGN, GRB (EL, JA, NM)
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gravity and gravitational waves
GW signals from cosmological sources (MS,EL)
gravitational back-reaction (EL, MS)
GW propagation in models beyond GR (MS)
numerical GR in cosmology (EL)
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neutrino astrophysics
gravitationally induced leptogenesis and neutrinos (NM, SS)
searching for sterile neutrinos in the universe (NM)
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topological defects
cosmic strings & cosmic superstrings (MS,EL) (dynamics, cosmological/astrophysical consequences)
theory of high-gamma soliton interactions (EL)
string theory defects (D-matter) (NM, MS, SS)
astrophysical and cosmological searches for defects in the universe (NM, MS)
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TPPC collaborations in the London area COSMOS Consortium IC London Center for TeraUniverse Studies UCL -- including Mullard Labs
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TPPC collaborations in the London area COSMOS Consortium IC London Center for TeraUniverse Studies UCL -- including Mullard Labs
TPPC international collaborations
international centres: CERN
international science programmes/experiments:
o EUCLID (ESA) consortium
o MoEdal
o VIRGO-EGO scientific forum