Theoretical Physics of the Early Universe

The observed Universe can be very well described in terms of the Standard Model (SM) of Particle Physics, gravitation, neutrinos and Cold Dark Matter. The present understanding ranges from times below the Electroweak Phase transition, 10^-12 seconds after the Bang, until today, 13.8 billion years later. The cosmic evolution depends sensitively on initial conditions, such as the matter-antimatter asymmetry, the Dark Matter abundance and density perturbations, that eventually grow into galaxies.

Understanding the initial conditions is one of the key motivations for exploring Physics beyond the SM. Cosmology thus complements laboratory experiments such as the Large Hadron Collider. The particular research interests of our group encompass the origin of the matter-antimatter asymmetry and of density perturbations from inflation. In particular, we develop theoretical methods for calculations on the dynamics and reactions of elementary particles at very high temperatures and in curved spacetimes, i.e. under conditions present in the Early Universe.

James-Franck-Str. 1/II
85748 Garching b. München

Professor

Photo	Degree	Firstname	Lastname	Room	Phone	E-Mail
	Prof. Dr.	Björn	Garbrecht	334	+49 89 289-12363	E-Mail

Office

Photo	Degree	Firstname	Lastname	Room	Phone	E-Mail
		Daniela	Neufang	–	+49 89 289-12662	E-Mail

Scientists

Photo	Degree	Firstname	Lastname	Room	Phone	E-Mail
	M.Sc.	Alexander	Baur	–	–	E-Mail
	Dr.	Mathias	Becker	–	–	E-Mail
	M.Sc.	Matthias	Carosi	–	+49 15153159209	E-Mail
		Emanuele	Copello	–	–	E-Mail
	M.Sc.	Kare	Fridell	–	–	E-Mail
	Dr.	Julia	Harz	–	+49 89 289-12601	E-Mail
	Dr.	Chandan	Hati	–	–	E-Mail
		Juraj	Klaric	132	–	E-Mail
		Raza Ur Rehman	Mir	–	–	E-Mail
		Martin	Mojahed	–	–	E-Mail
		Martin	Napetschnig	–	+436646306414	E-Mail
	Dr.	Carlos	Tamarit Degenhardt	–	–	E-Mail
	M.Sc.	Edward	Wang	–	–	E-Mail
	M.Sc.	Giovanni	Zattera	–	–	E-Mail

Students

Photo	Degree	Firstname	Lastname	Room	Phone	E-Mail
		Cristhian	Calderon	–	–	E-Mail
		Juan Manuel	Cano Vila	–	–	E-Mail
		Bahaa	Ilyas	–	+491789265714	E-Mail

Other Staff

Photo	Degree	Firstname	Lastname	Room	Phone	E-Mail
	Dr.	Aschraf	Abdelfattah	–	–	E-Mail
	M.Sc.	Juan	Cruz Avendano	–	–	E-Mail
	Dr.	Ricardo Cesar	Giorgetti Landim	–	–	E-Mail
		Arianna	Tinari	–	–	E-Mail