Neutrino Mass and Dark Energy

 

 

Neal Weiner

Center for Cosmology and Particle Physics

 

 

 

 

Two of the most exciting discoveries of recent years are the evidence for the accelerated expansion of the universe, and the existence of nonzero neutrino mass. The similarity of energy scales involved prompts us to question what relationships might exist between these two discoveries. We will explore how such a connection might arise, and how such a theory might be tested, both terrestrially, with future neutrino oscillation experiments, and with cosmology.