Main directions

Observational cosmology, large scale structure of the universe, dynamics of gravitating systems, dynamical systems in astrophysics, numerical experiments, modeling, data analysis

Prof. Gurzadyan about the Center for Cosmology and Astrophysics

The studies in the Center (Cosmology group* in the Theoretical department since 1990),  were traditionally concentrated on the nonlinear problems of astrophysics and cosmology, with essential use of the methods developed in the theory of dynamical systems which  enable one to deal with chaotic and related instability phenomena from  rigorous positions. The number of performed studies range from the relaxation of the N-body gravitating systems and stability of the gravitating systems as of elementary catastrophes up to the instability of geodesic flows in the Wheeler-DeWitt superspace.

The observational discoveries of the last decades on the cosmic microwave background, indications on the dark energy, dark matter, baryon acoustic oscillations, large scale surveys,  etc  pose novel problems both on the analysis of the increased flow of information and its interpretation.  For example, the large scale galactic surveys, cosmic microwave background maps, other observational data enable to study the back-reaction of inhomogeneities on the propagation of photons and related observable effects in the perturbed Friedmann-Robertson-Walker universe. Observational indications on the massive black holes in the galactic centers led to the problem of the role of N-body chaos at the existence of a massive center.  Rigorous methods of the theory of dynamical systems appear rather efficient in these studies.

The general direction of the studies is orientated on the higher precision data at forthcoming observations and experiments, e.g. higher resolution and sensitivity cosmic microwave background maps, higher redshift galactic surveys to trace the Hubble diagram, X-ray surveys, etc.

Most of the current studies are performed via collaborations with noted centers.
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*V.G.Gurzadyan and A.A.Kocharyan have been awarded the National prize for young scientists (Komsomol)  for 1988 for studies in cosmology.

 
Gagarin-50, April 2011
 

Launch of Lares, February 2012
 

 Swiss Science Biennial "THE LARGE, THE SMALL AND THE HUMAN MIND",  Lucerne April 2012
 

Interview, June 2012 (arm, rus)
 

Rome, LARES-2, workshop, September 2012
 
 

Book published, November 2012
 
 
 
 

Conference on Toward a Science of Consciousness, TSC-2013, March 2013
 
 

 Oxford, September, 2013
 
 
 

Armenian TV1: The mystery of the dark Universe;  November 2013
 
 
 

ICTP workshop, August, 2014
 
 


Interview, December 2014
 

Workshop "Conformal Cosmology", January 2015
 
 
 

Third LARES workshop, Rome, June 2015
 
 


 Interview, July 2015
 

 Armenian TV1: Gurzadyan's interview, November 2015
 
 
 

 Arm TV1 - News Haylur,  Space museum, November 28, 2015
 
 
 

 Interview, May 2016
 

Textbook, November, 2017
 
 
 
 

 Article on LARES satellite tides highlighted at EPJ.Org, Phys.Org,     Science Daily, Moon Daily, Space News, February, 2018 
 

 New Scientist, August, 2018    View  pdf   file
 
 
 

US Patent received on detecting somatic mutations in human genomic sequencies, September 2018
 
 

LARES - LARES-2, GRM workshop, Rome, July 2019
 
 

Information Panspermia, video
 
 

May 16, 2019, Yerevan State University 100th anniversary Gurzadyan’s lectures
 

ArmTV1: "After midnight" Gurzadyan's interview, December 2019
 
 
 

ArmTV1: Gurzadyan's interview, January 2021
Article, "Baikar", Boston, February 28, 2021
 
 

April 12, 2021
 
 

Visit by Prof Ani Aprahamian to Space museum
 
 
 
 



In Space museum





Seminar