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A brief review of aspects of gravity gauge theory correspondance inspired by string theory is presented.

In the last years a general consensus has emerged that, contrary to intuition, quantum-gravity effects may have relevant consequences for the propagation and interaction of high energy particles. This has given birth to the field of…

In this article, a broad perspective of supernovae, their classification and mechanism is given. Later, the astrophysical significance of supernovae is discussed in brief.

This article summarizes - from a personal perspective - some of the main themes that have emerged at this conference and in this field generally in the past few years.

This is a philosophy paper rather than mathematical physics work. I will publish it in some other place.

Galaxy formation is at the heart of our understanding of cosmic evolution. Although there is a consensus that galaxies emerged from the expanding matter background by gravitational instability of primordial fluctuations, a number of…

I give a brief review of the recovery of semiclassical time from quantum gravity and discuss possible extrapolations of this concept to the full theory.

This article explores a simple way to construct an electric device capable to generate an artificial gravitational field by exploiting a resonance phenomenon.

We present a bird's-eye survey on the development of fundamental ideas of quantum gravity, placing emphasis on perturbative approaches, string theory, loop quantum gravity, and black hole thermodynamics. The early ideas at the dawn of…

General relativity's successes and limitations are compared to those of special relativity.

The last findings on stellar and substellar objects in modified gravity are presented, allowing a reader to quickly jump into this topic. Early stellar evolution of low-mass stars, cooling models of brown dwarfs and giant gaseous exoplanets…

We fantasize about an alternative history for theories of electromagnetism and gravitation.

Contribution to a book entitled "Extraterrestrial seismology".

Our history of understanding galaxy formation could be traced through the development of individual ideas. A cynic might be tempted to suggest that new catchphrases are developed at a faster rate than genuine progress is made.

We shortly review the state of art and perspectives of Extended Theories of Gravity.

This is a personal account of the early work that led to what is now known as the ``preheating stage" of inflationary cosmology. The broader applicability of the underlying instability mechanisms in cosmology are indicated.

The evolution of the widely-used PYTHIA particle physics event generator is outlined, from the early days to the current status and plans. The key decisions and the development of the major physics components are put in context.

A personal account of possible implications of recent heavy flavour measurements is given.

An elementary account of special relativity for school-children.

A critical discussion of our knowledge about extragalactic cosmic rays and magnetic fields is attempted. What do we know for sure? What are our prejudices? How do we confront our models with the observations? How can we assess the…