{"id":37903,"date":"2020-05-14T12:46:35","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T10:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"\/gruppo4\/?page_id=37903"},"modified":"2024-06-27T10:03:27","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T08:03:27","slug":"indark-eng-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"\/gruppo4\/en\/indark-eng-2\/","title":{"rendered":"INDARK-eng"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1>INDARK<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Open Sans;font-size: 21px\"><strong>INFLATION, DARK MATTER AND LARGE SCALE STRUCTURE OF THE UNIVERSE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"\/gruppo4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/05\/IndarkBannerBigAPSV2-2-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37904\" srcset=\"\/gruppo4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/05\/IndarkBannerBigAPSV2-2-1024x512.jpg 1024w, \/gruppo4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/05\/IndarkBannerBigAPSV2-2-300x150.jpg 300w, \/gruppo4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/05\/IndarkBannerBigAPSV2-2-768x384.jpg 768w, \/gruppo4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/05\/IndarkBannerBigAPSV2-2-1536x768.jpg 1536w, \/gruppo4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/05\/IndarkBannerBigAPSV2-2.jpg 1899w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The goal of this research project is to investigate the connection&nbsp;between particle physics and crucial aspects of the standard cosmological model.&nbsp;We study theoretical aspects and phenomenology of models of the Early Universe, the nature of&nbsp;dark matter (DM) and dark energy (DE) or possible alternatives to Einstein&#8217;s gravity.&nbsp;Particular emphasis is given to the present-day and future observations of&nbsp;the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) radiation, the study of the Large-Scale&nbsp;Structure (LSS) of the Universe through present and future surveys.&nbsp;The results from LHC and the Planck satellite provide a treasure trove that allows to test\/rule out with the highest precision\/accuracy&nbsp;various models for the early universe. We also plan to study the&nbsp;astrophysical and cosmological properties of DM and DE; their influence&nbsp;on the formation of structure (from galaxy halos to galaxy clusters) and on CMB anisotropies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>RESEARCH ACTIVITIES<br><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The InDark group in Bologna includes researchers from Department of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Bologna, INAF OAS Bologna, INAF IRA Bologna, interested in a wide range of topics, such as Inflation and Early Universe, DM and DE, modified gravity, physics of the CMB, galaxy surveys, clusters of galaxies and gravitational lensing. Members of the group are also involved in:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li>\n<p>CMB experiments as Planck, contributing to data analysis and coordinating the scientific interpretation in the context of inflation, cosmological parameters, primordial magnetic fields, isotropy and statistics, dark energy.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Galaxy surveys as VIPERS, EUCLID, SKA, developing data analysis tools and contributing to the scientific case and interpretation.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>RESEARCH FIELDS<br><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-37824 alignleft\" src=\"\/gruppo4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/05\/ddd-300x239.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"\/gruppo4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/05\/ddd-300x239.jpg 300w, \/gruppo4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/05\/ddd.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><span style=\"color: #007bb3\"><strong>EARLY UNIVERSE<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<span class=\"collapseomatic noarrow\" id=\"Early_Universe\"  tabindex=\"0\" alt=\"Information about Early Universe\" title=\"Information about Early Universe\"    ><strong>+ Show More<\/strong><\/span><span id='swap-Early_Universe'  class='colomat-swap' style='display:none;'><strong>- Show Less<\/strong><\/span><div id=\"target-Early_Universe\" class=\"collapseomatic_content highlight\">\nThe precision era of cosmological measurements has driven inflation and its alternatives to the next level in theoretical predictions and observational tests to conceive.&nbsp;We plan to constrain inflation with current and future data and address the fundamental questions of the models compatible with observations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4><span style=\"color: #333399\">DARK MATTER AND DARK ENERGY<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-37827\" src=\"\/gruppo4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/05\/Planck_Cosmic-recipe-pie-chart_orig-300x253.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"\/gruppo4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/05\/Planck_Cosmic-recipe-pie-chart_orig-300x253.jpg 300w, \/gruppo4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/05\/Planck_Cosmic-recipe-pie-chart_orig.jpg 598w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<span class=\"collapseomatic noarrow\" id=\"DARK_MATTER_AND_DARK_ENERGY\"  tabindex=\"0\" alt=\"Information about DARK MATTER AND DARK ENERGY\" title=\"Information about DARK MATTER AND DARK ENERGY\"    ><strong>+ Show More<\/strong><\/span><span id='swap-DARK_MATTER_AND_DARK_ENERGY'  class='colomat-swap' style='display:none;'><strong>- Show Less<\/strong><\/span><div id=\"target-DARK_MATTER_AND_DARK_ENERGY\" class=\"collapseomatic_content highlight\">\nNearly the total of the energy budget of our Universe (around 95%) is dark! We enlighten the properties of DM, DE and of possible deviations from GR by cosmological data and by advanced N-body simulations.\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4><span style=\"color: #a97cd6\"><strong> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-37830\" src=\"\/gruppo4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/05\/spettri-256x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"\/gruppo4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/05\/spettri-256x300.jpg 256w, \/gruppo4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/05\/spettri.jpg 685w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><span style=\"color: #945ccc\">COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span class=\"collapseomatic noarrow\" id=\"COSMIC_MICROWAVE_BACKGROUND\"  tabindex=\"0\" alt=\"Information about COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND\" title=\"Information about COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND\"    ><strong>+ Show More<\/strong><\/span><span id='swap-COSMIC_MICROWAVE_BACKGROUND'  class='colomat-swap' style='display:none;'><strong>- Show Less<\/strong><\/span><div id=\"target-COSMIC_MICROWAVE_BACKGROUND\" class=\"collapseomatic_content highlight\"> The accurate measurements of the CMB anisotropy pattern in temperature and polarization led cosmology enter in a era of precision. <br>We study data analysis methods and the implications of these and other CMB imperfections still to be discovered, such as B-mode polarization anisotropies from inflationary gravitational waves and the tiny distortions from the black body spectrum.<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h4><span style=\"color: #800080\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-37835\" src=\"\/gruppo4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/05\/bGNaK7gTQQm7e0xyx0QS_077D12D7-9585-4C25-A20F-1B5B7D5DABB7-292-000000130C1C93F2-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"\/gruppo4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/05\/bGNaK7gTQQm7e0xyx0QS_077D12D7-9585-4C25-A20F-1B5B7D5DABB7-292-000000130C1C93F2-300x300.jpeg 300w, \/gruppo4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/05\/bGNaK7gTQQm7e0xyx0QS_077D12D7-9585-4C25-A20F-1B5B7D5DABB7-292-000000130C1C93F2-150x150.jpeg 150w, \/gruppo4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/05\/bGNaK7gTQQm7e0xyx0QS_077D12D7-9585-4C25-A20F-1B5B7D5DABB7-292-000000130C1C93F2-768x768.jpeg 768w, \/gruppo4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/05\/bGNaK7gTQQm7e0xyx0QS_077D12D7-9585-4C25-A20F-1B5B7D5DABB7-292-000000130C1C93F2.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/>LARGE SCALE STRUCTURE<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<span class=\"collapseomatic noarrow\" id=\"LARGE_SCALE_STRUCTURE\"  tabindex=\"0\" alt=\"Information about LARGE SCALE STRUCTURE\" title=\"Information about LARGE SCALE STRUCTURE\"    ><strong>+ Show More<\/strong><\/span><span id='swap-LARGE_SCALE_STRUCTURE'  class='colomat-swap' style='display:none;'><strong>- Show Less<\/strong><\/span><div id=\"target-LARGE_SCALE_STRUCTURE\" class=\"collapseomatic_content highlight\">\nThe next stage IV surveys will map billions of galaxies, measuring the baryon acoustic oscillations (BAO), gravitational lensing to unprecedent accuracy and charting thousands of clusters of galaxies. <br>We study the interplay of astrophysics and cosmological phenomena and develop cutting edge statistical analysis tools which allow the scientific exploitation of these future surveys.<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"\/gruppo4\/indark-people\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" title=\"Open page PEOPLE\">PEOPLE<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;font-family: Open Sans;font-size: 24px\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/web.infn.it\/CSN4\/IS\/Linea5\/InDark\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" title=\"Open page in new tab INDARK NATIONAL PAGE\">INDARK NATIONAL PAGE<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Local Coordinator: Marco Baldi<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39796 size-full alignright\" src=\"\/gruppo4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/06\/baldi-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"130\" height=\"130\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Department of Physics and Astronomy &#8220;Augusto Righi&#8221;, Via Gobetti 93\/2, I-40129 Bologna<br \/>INFN Sezione di Bologna, Via Irnerio 46, I-40126 Bologna<br \/>email: <a href=\"mailto:finellif_nospam@bo.infn.it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">marco.baldi5@unibo.it<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INDARK INFLATION, 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