Session K4: Cosmology and Galactic Structure and Formation

8:30 AM–9:30 AM, Saturday, October 22, 2011
UA Student Union Room: Copper

Chair: Drew Milsom, University of Arizona

Abstract ID: BAPS.2011.4CF.K4.2

Abstract: K4.00002 : Correlation Between the Effective Neutrino Number and Curvature

8:42 AM–8:54 AM

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Author:

  Aaron Smith
    (Brigham Young University)

Cosmological data seems to favor models with more than three neutrinos. This talk focuses on recent discussion regarding additional sterile neutrinos and neutrino mass constraints in cosmology. We present a theoretical argument for correlation between the number of effective neutrinos and the curvature of the universe, which is confirmed by statistical analysis.

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