Insights from background independent approaches to quantum gravity
Lee Smolin Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
Cosmologists at Perimeter Institute seek to help pin down the constituents and history of our universe, and the rules governing its origin and evolution. Many of the most interesting clues about physics beyond the standard model (e.g., dark matter, dark energy, the matter/anti-matter asymmetry, and the spectrum of primordial density perturbations) come from cosmological observations, and cosmological observations are often the best way to test or constrain a proposed modification of the laws of nature, since such observations can probe length scales, time scales, and energy scales that are beyond the reach of terrestrial laboratories.
Lee Smolin Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
Rafael Sorkin Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
Renaud Parentani University of Paris-Saclay
Urjit Yajnik Indian Institute of Technology - Bombay
Manoj Kaplinghat University of California, Irvine
Amol Upadhye University of Wisconsin–Madison
Subodh Patil Université de Genève
Frans Pretorius Princeton University