Theoretical Physics Colloquium

Cosmology in the machine learning era

by Dr. Francisco Villaescusa-Navarro (Princeton University, USA)

Tuesday, November 1, 2022 from to (Asia/Kolkata)
at Zoom Meeting : https://zoom.us/j/94195941535?pwd=RWRZU09sQWxRWEVneXNzMVp2NFVxdz09 Meeting ID: 941 9594 1535 Passcode: 958967
Description
Recent advances in deep learning are triggering a revolution across fields. In this talk I will discuss how we can apply these techniques to tackle complex problems in cosmology and astrophysics. I will first review how we can improve our understanding on fundamental physics by constraining the value of the cosmological parameters with the highest accuracy. After reviewing the standard methods used to carry out this task I will show how deep learning can largely outperform it. I will then discuss how cosmological structures on small scales contain a wealth of information about the cosmos, and how we can retrieve it taking into account uncertainties from astrophysics phenomena such as feedback from supernovae and active galactic nuclei.