Probing the distant universe
with gravitational waves November
4th – 5th 2005 |
(Credit –
http:// lisa.jpl.nasa.gov) |
This
two-day workshop is organized by East
Tennessee State University and the University
of Glasgow, UK – with generous support from the Wayne G. Basler Chair of Excellence, College of Arts and Sciences, ETSU. The theme
of the workshop is the interface between gravitational wave astronomy and
cosmology, with particular focus on the opportunities that will arise from
the LISA mission. It is anticipated that there will be
around 25 – 30 participants. Participation
in the workshop is by invitation. The
cost of (2 nights’) accommodation, registration and conference meals will
be covered in full by ETSU for all invited participants. Martin Hendry, Sep 2005 |
(Credit – http:// lisa.jpl.nasa.gov) |
Proposed workshop topics (with substantial overlap):
1.
Estimates of
cosmological parameters from the CMBR, SNIa, galaxy clustering
2.
Constraints on
the galaxy merger rate as a function of redshift, from galaxy surveys
3. Constraints on the halo mass distribution from
cosmological N-body simulations
4. The impact of gravitational lensing on LISA signals
1.
Bayesian model
selection as a tool for source identification
2.
Markov Chain Monte
Carlo methods: efficient sampling of
many-dimensional likelihood functions
3.
Optimal filtering
and compression of very large datasets
4.
Nonparametric
inference and ‘unmodelled’ sources
1.
Cosmological
diffuse backgrounds
2.
Detected E-M
counterparts
3.
Exploiting
information on strong and weak gravitational lensing of signals
4.
‘Standard
siren’ gravitational wave sources as cosmological probes
List of Participants
Suketu
Bhavsar |
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Neil Cornish * |
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Jeff Crowder * |
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Neal Dalal * |
Institute for Advanced Study |
Mario Diaz |
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Dave Dickey |
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Olivier Dore |
CITA, |
Sam Finn |
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Bob Gardner |
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Chris Genovese * |
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Marc Giroux |
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Dave Goldberg |
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Martin Hendry |
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Rico Ignace |
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Bhuvnesh Jain |
University of Pennsylvania |
Andrzej Krolak |
AEI, Golm,
Germany |
Tom Prince |
California Institute of Technology |
Alessandro Rinaldo |
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Naoki Seto |
California Institute of Technology |
Peter Shawhan |
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Vimal Simha |
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Beverly Smith |
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Fiona Speirits |
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Luis Teodoro |
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Massimo Tinto |
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, |
Jennifer Toher |
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Michele Vallisneri
* |
California Institute of Technology |
Alberto Vecchio |
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John Veitch |
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John Whelan |
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Workshop Programme
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Thursday 11/3 |
Afternoon/Evening: |
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Arrival of participants. |
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Informal gathering at
Carnegie Hotel |
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Friday 11/4 |
8.30am |
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Welcoming remarks and overview of workshop goals. |
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8.45am |
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Tom Prince |
Overview of the LISA
mission |
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9.30am |
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Sam Finn |
Introduction to Bayesian
Inference |
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10.00am |
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Martin Hendry |
Bayesian model selection |
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10.25am |
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Coffee break |
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10.45am |
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Peter Shawhan |
Ground-based gravitational
wave detectors: data analysis techniques |
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11.30am |
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Cosmological parameter
estimation |
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11.55am |
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Olivier Dore |
Gravitational waves from
the CMBR: principles and prospects |
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12.25pm |
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Lunch |
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1.45pm |
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John Whelan |
Ground-based constraints on
the stochastic gravitational wave background |
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2.10pm |
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Luis Teodoro |
Precision determination of
the mass function of dark matter halos |
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2.35pm |
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The formation time and
masses of dark matter halos |
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3.00pm |
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Beverly Smith |
Galaxy mergers in the local
universe |
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3.20pm |
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Coffee break |
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3.40pm |
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Bhuvnesh Jain |
Weak gravitational lensing |
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4.10pm |
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Dave Goldberg |
Weak lensing
and flexion |
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4.35pm |
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Neal Dalal |
Corrective lenses for high-redshift supernovae |
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4.55pm |
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Naoki Seto |
Strong gravitational lensing and localization of merging massive black holes
with LISA |
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5.20pm |
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Open discussion:
effective cross-pollination of statistical methods |
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Approx.
7.00pm |
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Informal gathering for
dinner, live ‘bluegrass’
music in |
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Saturday 11/5 |
8.30am |
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Chris Genovese |
A non-parametric approach
to cosmological parameter estimation |
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8.55am |
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Dave Dickey |
A test for stationarity in time-series data |
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9.15am |
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Alessandro Rinaldo |
Extended MLE as a tool for
model selection |
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9.35am |
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Suketu Bhavsar |
SHUFFLE: a new statistical
bootstrap method |
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10.00am |
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Andrzej Krolak |
Optimal searches of data
for weak signals in large parameter spaces |
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10.25am |
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Coffee break |
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10.45am |
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Massimo Tinto |
Simulating the WD-WD
galactic binary background in LISA data |
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11.10am |
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Jeff Crowder |
LISA data analysis using
MCMC methods |
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11.35am |
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John Veitch |
Bayesian modeling of source
confusion in LISA data |
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12.00pm |
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Open discussion:
optimal synthesis of gravitational wave and cosmological data |
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12.45pm |
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Lunch |
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2.00pm |
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End of workshop |
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Optional excursion to Roan Mountain
State Park |
Practical information
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The workshop will be held in the The cost of participants’
accommodation will be met by ETSU for Thu 11/3 and Fri 11/4. A number of rooms are also available for
the night of Sat 11/5, should participants wish to leave the following day. |
Carnegie
Hotel, |
Location
Johnson
City is a community of nearly 60,000 residents located in the northeast
corner of The region has a rich cultural
heritage. It is recognized as the
Birthplace of Country Music, and is the wellspring of traditional mountain
music and its branches in bluegrass and gospel. Nearby Jonesborough is the home of the National
Storytelling Festival, and ETSU hosts the Center for Appalachian Studies
and the Archives of Appalachia. |
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Last updated: 13th October 2005