Grant: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
University of Waterloo
$4,433.00
Gravitation and cosmology
FY 2007-08
Summary
Investigation of a modified gravitational theory as applied to galaxy rotation curves, x-ray mass profiles of clusters without non-baryonic dark matter. The implications of the modified gravitational theory for a quantum gravity formalism, based on a renormalization group flow scenario of quantum gravity that is non-perturbatively renormalizable. Application of the theory to cosmology. Study of cosmological models to explain the nature of dark energy and the acceleration of the expansion of the universe. Study the problem of vacuum energy and the cosmological constant problem and its connection to quantum field theory and quantum gravity theory.
Program
Discovery Grants Program - Individual
Recipient
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
2433-2006
Name nom
Moffat, John
Department département
Physics and Astronomy
Organization id
33
Institution établissement
University of Waterloo
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2007
Competition year année de concours
2006
Award amount
4433
Program id
RGPIN
Program name en
Discovery Grants Program - Individual
Program name fr
Programme de subventions à la découverte - individuelles
Group en
Discovery grants programs
Group fr
Programmes de subventions à la découverte
Committee code
17
Committee name en
Space & Astronomy
Committee name fr
Rech. spatiale et astronomie
Area of application code
1204
Area of application group en
Advancement of knowledge
Area of application group fr
Avancement des connaissances
Area of application en
Space and astronomy
Area of application fr
Sciences spatiales et astronomie
Research subject code
3250
Research subject group en
Space science
Research subject group fr
Recherche spatiale
Research subject en
Space science
Research subject fr
Recherche spatiale
Partie
2
Nb partie
5
Application title
Gravitation and cosmology
Keyword
NA
Application summary
Investigation of a modified gravitational theory as applied to galaxy rotation curves, x-ray mass profiles of clusters without non-baryonic dark matter. The implications of the modified gravitational theory for a quantum gravity formalism, based on a renormalization group flow scenario of quantum gravity that is non-perturbatively renormalizable. Application of the theory to cosmology. Study of cosmological models to explain the nature of dark energy and the acceleration of the expansion of the universe. Study the problem of vacuum energy and the cosmological constant problem and its connection to quantum field theory and quantum gravity theory.
