Fundamental Physics from the Primordial Era with Galaxy Surveys

Fundamental Physics from the Primordial Era with Galaxy Surveys (January 17 - 22, 2027) Organizers: *Oliver Doré, Caltech/ JPL Daniel Green, University of California, San Diego Mikhail Ivanov, Massachusetts Institute of Technology *Enrico Pajer, University of Cambridge Oliver Philcox, Stanford University Jamie Sullivan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology *scientific advisor Understanding the one second before the hot Big Bang is central to many of the biggest open problems in physics, from the origin of dark matter and of structure in the Universe, to the nature of fundamental laws and quantum gravity. While this early phase of the Universe cannot be observed directly, its statistical pro