Research activity:
Modern Cosmology attempts to provide science-driven answers to questions as old as
mankind. From a physical perspective, cosmology is the study of the Universe at large
scales. In other words, a cosmologist is a physicist who investigates global properties of the Universe, including its dynamics and the interaction between its basic components. A theoretical cosmologist develops dedicated physical-mathematical models to unveil and better understand such global properties.
The cosmology group at the University of Ferrara works on several complementary aspects of the research in cosmology. These aspects cover a wide range of activities, from cosmo-particle projects with a mostly-theoretical flavour to the development and validation of data analysis pipelines. Our research activities can be broadly linked to the following areas (clickable links):
– Theoretical Cosmology: particle cosmology, fundamental physics from cosmological observables, beyond-the-standard-model cosmology.
– Data analysis and pipeline development: reduction, analysis and interpretation of cosmological data; modelling and simulation of the performance of cosmological missions; development of software packages for data analysis, statistical analysis, simulation of instrumental performance (including propagation of systematics to science products).