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Professor Vuk Mandic is an observational cosmologist involved in the search for gravitational waves with LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory.) Gravitational Waves were predicted by Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity, but have yet to be observed in the natural world. |
News
Poling New Head of School of Physics and Astronomy
We are pleased to announce that Professor Ron Poling has been named Head of the School of Physics and Astronomy. He will replace Allen Goldman who has held the post since 1996. Poling will officially begin his job as Head on July 1, 2009. More »
EBEX Balloon launched
Observational cosmologists at the University of Minnesota successfully launched the E and B Experiment Balloon (EBEX) payload on Thursday, June 11th in Fort Sumner, New Mexico at 8:01 a.m.. EBEX is a balloon-borne polarimeter designed to measure the intensity and polarization of the cosmic microwave background radiation. More »
University to receive $40.1 million for NOνA experiment
The University of Minnesota will receive a grant of $40.1 million for the NOνA neutrino experiment construction. Funds are part of $1.2 billion from Recovery Act to be disbursed by Department of Energy’s Office of Science. More »
Newsletter 10 now online
The most recent issue of the School of Physics and Astronomy Newsletter is now online. The issue highlights the alumni of the 1960s. More »
Outreach
Physics Force
The Physics Force is a troop of physics teachers who perform large scale entertaining physics demonstrations. More »
Recent Publications
118Sn levels studied by the 120Sn(p, t) reaction: High-resolution measurements, shell model, and distorted-wave Born approximation calculations
by P. Guazzoni, L. Zetta, A. Covello, A. Gargano, B.F. Bayman, T. Faestermann, G. Graw, R. Hertenberger, H.-F. Wirth and M. Jaskola in Physical Review C, 78, No 6. 064608 More »
Critical Points in the Linear Sigma Model with Quarks
by E. S. Bowman and J. I. Kapusta in Physical Review C 79, 015202 (2009). More »
Chiral Symmetry Breaking in Soft-Wall AdS/QCD
by Tony Gherghetta, Joseph I. Kapusta, and Thomas M. Kelley in Physical Review D (in press. More »
Sound mode hydrodynamics from bulk scalar fields
by T. Springer in Physical Review D 79, 046003 (2009) More »