Constraining Dark Matter Candidates in Early Matter Dominated Era Cosmologies An early matter dominated era (EMDE) before the onset of the radiation dominated era (RDE) is a prediction of many early Universe theories. Subhorizon dark matter (DM) density perturbations grow … Read more
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Title: Conformal Yangian and Tree Amplitudes in Scalar and Gauge Field Theories Abstract: Scattering amplitudes are intimately related to both experimental and theoretical ongoing efforts of testing the Standard Model of particle physics and our understanding of quantum field … Read more
Red Stars, Green Planets: Evaluating the Habitability of Planets via M-Dwarf Superflares Even though thousands of exoplanets are known, unambiguous evidence of habitable worlds remains elusive. M-dwarfs are the majority of stars in our Galaxy and the majority … Read more
The UNC Physics and Astronomy Department is excited to announce that Dr. Aobo Li, a COSMS Fellow, will be presenting a talk at the upcoming Carolina Data Science Now seminar. The seminar, titled "Summer of AI, Part 1," will take … Read more
We invite UNC faculty and staff to join us for the next Carolina Data Science Now seminar on May 25 at 12 PM ET. This month's theme is "Summer of AI, Part 1." The event will feature three lightning talks by … Read more
Join us for a weekly discussion of recent papers from the Astro-ph archive. Paper topics cover the full range of astronomy and astrophysics; papers are selected by participant votes. Sign up at www.benty-fields.com (search for UNC Astrophysics) to vote and … Read more
Join us for a weekly discussion of recent papers from the Astro-ph archive. Paper topics cover the full range of astronomy and astrophysics; papers are selected by participant votes. Sign up at www.benty-fields.com (search for UNC Astrophysics) to vote and … Read more
Measuring the 65 keV Resonance in 17O(p,α)14N: Depending on its mass, a star experiences up to three periods of convective mixing as it evolves. During each of these “dredge-ups,” the products of nucleosynthesis from the star’s interior are mixed … Read more
Join us for a weekly discussion of recent papers from the Astro-ph archive. Paper topics cover the full range of astronomy and astrophysics; papers are selected by participant votes. Sign up at www.benty-fields.com (search for UNC Astrophysics) to vote and … Read more