Cosmic Renaissance: The First Sources of Light
Volker Bromm (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA ) - October 22 at 12:00 noon
How and when did the cosmic dark ages end? I present simulations
of the formation of the first stars and quasars, discuss their feedback
on the IGM, and describe ways to probe their signature with WMAP and JWST.
The first supernovae are responsible for the initial metal enrichment
of the IGM, and I address the impact of this initial enrichment event
on the subsequent history of structure formation. Finally, I describe
the properties and statistics of high redshift GRBs and SNe that result
from the first generation of stars.
The seminar will be held in 501 Campbell Hall.
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