The purpose of this workshop is to discuss how gravitational waves may serve as tools to explore possible fundamental physics beyond the Standard Model, such as first-order phase transitions in the early Universe, cosmic strings, primordial black holes and scenarios for cosmological inflation. In addition, it will explore how gravitational wave signals may reveal possible modifications of general relativity. With these aims in mind, the workshop will bring together experts in particle physics, cosmology and the gravitational wave community.
Confirmed speakers:
- Lara Sousa (Porto U) [cosmic defects]
- Fabrizio Rompineve (UA Barcelona) [cosmic defects]
- Alberto Roper Pol (U Geneva) [phase transition]
- Oliver Gould (Nottingham U) [phase transition]
- David Mateos (ICREA and U Barcelona) [phase transition]
- Simone Blasi (DESY) [phase transition]
- Nicola Bartolo (U Padua) [inflation]
- Marek Szczepańczyk (U Warsaw) [astrophysics]
- Alexander Jenkins (Cambridge U) [phase transition]
- Christoph Ringeval (CP3, Louvain) [cosmic defects]