Brane-world gravity: Progress and problems (Sept 2006: ICG, University of Portsmouth, UK)

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Sanjeev Seahra
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Brane-world gravity: Progress and problems (Sept 2006: ICG,

Post by Sanjeev Seahra » June 16 2006

Brane-world gravity: Progress and problems

Meeting: September 18th-20th 2006
Workshop: September 21st-29th 2006

Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation
University of Portsmouth
United Kingdom

This meeting/workshop aims to bring together experts in the study of gravity in higher-dimensional spacetime to explore distinctive aspects of gravity and cosmological solutions embedded in curved spaces. We will be reviewing recent progress in understanding brane-world gravity, discussing the connection with string theory, and seeking observational tests; as well as exploring outstanding challenges and problems in the field.

Invited speakers include:

Cliff Burgess (Perimeter)
Cedric Deffayet (Paris)
Gary Gibbons (Cambridge, to be confirmed)
Ruth Gregory (Durham)
Panagiota Kanti (Durham)
Fernando Quevedo (Cambridge)
Valery Rubakov (INR, Moscow)
Tetsuya Shiromizu (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Jiro Soda (Kyoto)
Kellogg Stelle (Imperial, to be confirmed)
Takahiro Tanaka (Kyoto)

For more information and online registration, see http://www.icg.port.ac.uk/brane06/

Scientific organising committee: David Langlois, Roy Maartens, Kei-ichi Maeda, Lefteris Papantanopoulos, Misao Sasaki and David Wands
Local organising committee: Kazuya Koyama, Andrew Mennim and Sanjeev Seahra

Sanjeev Seahra
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Joined: June 15 2006
Affiliation: ICG, University of Portsmouth

Brane-world gravity: Progress and problems (Sept 2006: ICG,

Post by Sanjeev Seahra » October 02 2006

Slides from both the meeting and workshop talks are now available online at:

http://www.icg.port.ac.uk/brane06/agenda.html

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