PIRSA:14060020

Video URL

https://pirsa.org/14060020

Dark Energy and Testing Gravity

Sundrum, R. (2014). Dark Energy and Testing Gravity. Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. https://pirsa.org/14060020

Sundrum, Raman. Dark Energy and Testing Gravity. Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Jun. 17, 2014, https://pirsa.org/14060020 

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            doi = {10.48660/14060020},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/14060020},
            author = {Sundrum, Raman},
            keywords = {},
            language = {en},
            title = {Dark Energy and Testing Gravity},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics},
            year = {2014},
            month = {jun},
            note = {PIRSA:14060020 see, \url{https://scivideos.org/pirsa/14060020}}
          }

Raman Sundrum University of Maryland, College Park

Talk numberPIRSA:14060020
DOI10.48660/14060020
Source RepositoryPIRSA
Collection
Talk Type Conference

Abstract

I will review why the mild acceleration of the Universe poses a major puzzle, the Cosmological Constant Problem, for the connection between gravity and matter, suggesting a possible breakdown in the standard general relativistic and field theoretic description. Thus far theorists have failed to provide any very concrete and testable resolution. I will however discuss some simple theoretical ideas that suggest directions for experiments to lead the way.