Speaker
Dr
Daniel Eisenstein
(Harvard U.)
Description
The baryon acoustic oscillations now provide one of our most robust methods for measuring the cosmic distance scale. I will review the physical principles of the method and describe some recent developments in the practical methodology. I will then present recent BAO results and cosmological implications from the Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey, part of Sloan Digital Sky Survey III. I will close with a discussion of plans for the next generation of wide-field spectroscopic surveys.
