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Advanced Studies in Ultra-High-Energy Cosmic Rays

edited by

Gina Isar

and François Montanet

submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 550 | Submission Open

Keywords: cosmic rays; air showers; neutral particles; hadronic interactions; production processes; emission mechanisms; detection techniques; Monte Carlo simulations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Space Science)

The Nature of Dark Energy

edited by Alexander Bonilla and

Supriya Pan

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1853 | Submission Open

Keywords: modified gravity; dark energy parameterizations; holographic models and emergent gravity; inhomogeneous and anisotropic models; injection of energy in the early universe; dark bosons; dark radiation and dark matter models; machine learning and inference methods; new observational facilities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cosmology)

Cosmological Models of the Universe

edited by

Panayiotis Stavrinos

and

Emmanuel N. Saridakis

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1393 | Submission Open

Keywords: standard cosmological model; dark matter; dark energy; bounce cosmology; inflation cosmology; Λ CDM-cosmology; anisotropic cosmology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cosmology)

Quantum Field Theory in Curved Spacetime and Its Implications for Cosmology, Blackholes and Quantum Gravity

edited by

Korumilli Sravan Kumar

and

Joao Marto

submission deadline 22 Aug 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8081 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum field theory in curved spacetime; quantum gravity; blackholes; cosmology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Foundations of Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Gravity)

A Multimessenger View of Supermassive Black Holes and the Quasar Main Sequence

edited by

Ascension Del Olmo

and

Paola Marziani

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9329 | Submission Open

Keywords: quasars; active galactic nuclei; supermassive black holes; quasar main sequence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Galaxies and Clusters)

X-ray Astronomy Steps into the 21st Century: Chandra and XMM-Newton at 25

edited by

Eric Schlegel

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open

Keywords: X-ray astrophysics; high-resolution X-ray imaging; diffraction grating X-ray spectroscopy; active galaxies; X-ray binaries; supernova remnants; normal galaxies; galaxy clusters

(This special issue belongs to the Section Space Science)

Particle Physics and Cosmology: A Themed Issue in Honor of Professor Dimitri Nanopoulos

edited by

Jun-Jie Cao

Yungui Gong

, Tianjun Li and Natsumi Nagata

submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1369 | Submission Open

Keywords: particle physics; supersymmetry; grand unified theory; string model building; cosmology

Neutrino Insights: Peering into the Subatomic Universe

edited by Guillermo D. Megias

submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: neutrino physics; neutrino oscillations; electroweak interactions; CP violation; solar and atmospheric neutrinos; long-baseline accelerators; neutrino-nucleus reactions; low and high energy neutrinos

(This special issue belongs to the Section High Energy Nuclear and Particle Physics)

Newest Results in Gravitational Waves and Machine Learning

edited by

Zhoujian Cao

Li**g Shao

and Zhixiang Ren

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5550 | Submission Open

Keywords: gravitational wave; artificial intelligence; machine learning; coalescence of binary compact objects; supernova; glitch classification; Einstein equation; numerical relativity; quantum gravity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gravitation)

Dark Energy and Dark Matter

edited by Yan Gong

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2437 | Submission Open

Keywords: dark energy; dark matter; modified gravity; theoretical model; cosmic acceleration; cosmic large-scale structure; gravitational lensing; galaxy clustering; intensity map**; cosmological constraint

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cosmology)

Planetary Radar Astronomy

edited by

Chunyu Ding

and Yan Su

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1896 | Submission Open

Keywords: radar astronomy; lunar and planetary science; lunar and planetary radar detection; lunar and deep space exploration; radar observations of planets within the solar system; radar observations of planets and stars outside the solar system; Chang’ e-3/-4/-5; Tianwen-1 mission and perseverance rover mission

(This special issue belongs to the Section Planetary Sciences)

Ultra-High-Energy Cosmic Rays

edited by Haoning He

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 282 | Submission Open

Keywords: high energy neutrino; high energy gamma-ray; ultra-high-energy cosmic rays; particle acceleration; hadronic interactions; anisotropy; composition; multi-messenger astronomy; magnetic fields; Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs); galaxy clusters; Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN); Tidal Disruption Events (TDEs); radio galaxies; starburst galaxies; pulsars

(This special issue belongs to the Section High Energy Nuclear and Particle Physics)

A Multiwavelength View of Supernovae

edited by

Vikram Dwarkadas

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open

Keywords: supernovae; core collapse; type Ia; binaries; evolution; circumstellar interactions; emission processes; thermal and non-thermal emission

(This special issue belongs to the Section Stellar Astronomy)

Neutrino Masses and Oscillations

edited by Wenjie Wu and Qinrui Liu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open

Keywords: neutrino oscillation; neutrino mixing; neutrino mass ordering; CP violation; reactor neutrinos; atmospheric neutrinos; accelerator neutrinos; solar neutrinos; sterile neutrinos

(This special issue belongs to the Section High Energy Nuclear and Particle Physics)

Jet and Heavy Flavor Production

edited by

Christine Nattrass

and

Sevil Salur

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3855 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultra-relativistic heavy ion collisions; quark gluon plasma; jet production; heavy flavour production; transverse energy; small systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section High Energy Nuclear and Particle Physics)

Universe: Feature Papers 2024—"Galaxies and Clusters"

edited by

Mauro D’Onofrio

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3810 | Submission Open

Keywords: galaxies and clusters; galaxy formation and evolution; the structure of galaxies; dwarf galaxies; star formation in galaxies; galaxy clustering; the halo of galaxies; galaxy satellites; dark matter in galaxies; lensing of galaxies; deep surface brightness images; galaxy counts; machine learning and artificial intelligence for galaxy/cluster analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Galaxies and Clusters)

Universe: Feature Papers 2024 – Compact Objects

edited by

Nicolas Chamel

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3720 | Submission Open

Keywords: compact object; neutron star; pulsar; magnetar; white dwarf; black hole; X-ray binary

(This special issue belongs to the Section Compact Objects)

Universe: Feature Papers 2024—High Energy Nuclear and Particle Physics

edited by

Roman Pasechnik

and Wolfgang Schafer

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2771 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section High Energy Nuclear and Particle Physics)

Search for New Physics at the LHC and Future Colliders

edited by

Kechen Wang

and

Ying-nan Mao

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2413 | Submission Open

Keywords: beyond standard model physics; Large Hadron Collider; future proton-proton; electron-positron; electron-proton colliders; collider experiments; collider phenomenology; new techniques for collider physics; new physics in Flavor physics; new physics in Pb-Pb collisions; new physics related to Higgs bosons; high-order calculations in QFT related to new physics at colliders

(This special issue belongs to the Section High Energy Nuclear and Particle Physics)

Universe: Feature Papers 2024—'Cosmology'

edited by

Jaime Haro Cases

and

Supriya Pan

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1768 | Submission Open

Keywords: cosmological models; quantum cosmology; dark matter and dark energy; cosmic acceleration; cosmological constants; cosmological perturbation theory; cosmic microwave background (CMB); observational cosmology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cosmology)

Current Trends in Neutrino Oscillation Physics: A Phenomenological and Experimental Perspective

edited by

Monojit Ghosh

and Budimir Kliček

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open

Keywords: neutrino oscillation; three flavour oscillation; beyond three flavour oscillation; models for neutrino mass and mixing; neutrino experiments; neutrino detectors; neutrino interactions

New Insights into High-Energy Astrophysics, Galaxies, and Cosmology—Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the Re-establishment of the Department of Astronomy at **amen University (2012–2022)

edited by Taotao Fang, Weimin Gu, Tong Liu and Beibei Liu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open

Keywords: compact objects; exoplanets; interstellar medium; galaxies; active galactic nuclei; cosmology; large-scale structures; time-domain astronomy

Origins and Natures of Inflation, Dark Matter and Dark Energy, 2nd Edition

edited by

Kazuharu Bamba

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1490 | Submission Open

Keywords: inflation; dark matter; dark energy; alternative theory of gravity; cosmology; physics in the early universe; cosmological perturbation theory; cosmic microwave background radiation; gravitational waves; large-scale structure of the universe

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cosmology)

Measurements, Observations and Theoretical Studies on the Solar Magnetic Field—Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Huairou Solar Observing Station

edited by

Shangbin Yang

, Mei Zhang, Junfeng Hou, Jiaben Lin and

Yu Liu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 379 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar magnetic field; solar polarimetry; multi-wavelength diagnostic; topology analysis; astroinformatics; MHD; solar dynamo; space weather forecasting; solar historical data; space projects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Solar System)

Studying Astrophysics with High Energy Cosmic-Particles

edited by Kinwah Wu and

Ellis R. Owen

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 288 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cosmology)

Universe: Feature Papers 2024—Space Science

edited by

Ezio Caroli

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open

Keywords: space mission/instrument/telescope concepts; inflight/in preparation space instrument; instrument performance evaluation; detectors technologies and perspectives; imaging and timing techniques and methods; spectroscopy and polarimetry techniques and methods; observational and analysis techniques and methods; cosmic ray sources emission models; methods for observing gravitational waves and counterparts at other frequencies (from radio to gamma); methods and techniques for planetary (solar and extrasolar) science and exploration; space technology and biomedicine; environmental science; telecommunications; materials science

(This special issue belongs to the Section Space Science)

Challenges and Synergies with Future Gravitational Wave Observatories

edited by Vetrugno Daniele and Riccardo Buscicchio

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

Keywords: gravitational waves; LISA; ET; einstein telescope; cosmic explorer; global fit; stochastic gravitational waves background; multifrequency GW observation; GW observatories synergies; GW data analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astroinformatics and Astrostatistics)

keV Warm Dark Matter (ΛWDM) in Agreement with Observations in Tribute to Héctor J. de Vega (2nd Edition)

edited by

Norma G. Sanchez

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open

Keywords: keV warm dark matter; keV warm dark matter theory; constraints; and observations; keV warm dark matter galaxies; keV warm dark matter supermassive black holes; keV warm dark matter particles; keV warm dark matter (direct and indirect) detection; neutrinos and sterile neutrinos; dark matter production models; direct and indirect searches

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gravitation)

Recent Advances in Gravitational Lensing and Galactic Dynamics

edited by

Francesco De Paolis

Alexander F. Zakharov

and

Luka Č. Popović

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open

Keywords: gravitational lensing; weak lensing; astrophysics of black holes and neutron stars; gravitational waves; astrophysical tests of general relativity; relativistic astrophysics; galactic dynamics; JWST; EHT; and Euclid observations; exoplanets

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gravitation)

Multi-wavelength Properties of Active Galactic Nuclei

edited by

Stefano Vercellone

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open

Keywords: active galactic nuclei; black-hole physics; accretion; winds; jets; emission mechanism; theoretical modelling; observing facilities; software and databases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Galaxies and Clusters)

Primordial Black Holes from Inflation

edited by

Cristiano Germani

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 16811 | Submission Open

Keywords: primordial black holes ; inflation ; statistics ; gravitational collapse

(This special issue belongs to the Section Compact Objects)

Comets: Tracers of Solar System Formation and Evolution—Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Rosetta Mission Launch

edited by

Stavro Ivanovski

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1869 | Submission Open

Keywords: comets; protoplanetary disks; space missions/Rosetta; planetary formation; dust and pebble dynamics; cometary ices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Planetary Sciences)

Cosmic Rays and Dark Matter Detection

edited by

Jie Feng

Fernando Barão

and Sami Caroff

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1730 | Submission Open

Keywords: cosmic ray; dark matter; photons; neutrino; axion; black hole; WIMP; astroparticle; solar modulation; Cerenkov detectors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Space Science)

Exotic Scenarios for Compact Astrophysical Objects

edited by

Vlasios Petousis

Charalampos Moustakidis

and Martin Veselsky

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1553 | Submission Open

Keywords: compacts objects; neutron stars; hybrid stars; strange quark stars; boson stars; white dwarfs; dark objects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Compact Objects)

The Local Group in Multi-Dimensions

edited by

Matteo Monelli

and

Giuseppina Battaglia

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 334 | Submission Open

Keywords: local group; resolved stellar populations; galaxy evolution; galaxy groups; Milky Way; M31; dwarf galaxies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Galaxies and Clusters)

Exploring Low-Frequency Gravitational Wave Sources: Waveforms, Detection and Sciences

edited by Wenbiao Han, Ziren Luo and Shucheng Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open

Keywords: gravitational waves; black holes; tests of theories of gravity; machine learning; data analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gravitation)

New Results from Gravitational Wave Detectors

edited by Mengyao Wang and

Fan Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: gravitational wave; instrumentation; detector designs and techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Compact Objects)

Loop Quantum Gravity and Non-Perturbative Approaches to Quantum Cosmology, Second Edition

edited by

Gerald B. Cleaver

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum gravity; non-perturbative approaches; planck scale; supergravity; non-commutative geometry; loop quantum gravity; loop quantum cosmology; string theory; emergent gravity; Horava-Lifshitz gravity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cosmology)

New Frontiers in Particle Physics with Quantum Sensing

edited by

Giuseppe Latino

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: particle physics; new physics; dark matter search; quantum sensing; new detection techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section High Energy Nuclear and Particle Physics)

Exploring the Heavy Ion Collisions in Particle Physics

edited by

Marcello Abbrescia

and

Giuseppe Mandaglio

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open

Keywords: quark– gluon plasma; hadron resonance; partonic interactions; heavy ion collisions; particle physics; (anti)nuclei formation; physics beyond QCD; detector development; theoretical models

(This special issue belongs to the Section High Energy Nuclear and Particle Physics)

Quantum Field Theory, 2nd Edition

edited by

Ralf Hofmann

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1367 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultralight axions; Peccei– Quinn at finite temperature; spectral densities; mixing of Yang– Mills theories; electroweak symmetry breaking; coarse-graining of Euclidean field theory gradient flow cooling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Foundations of Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Gravity)

Advances in Nuclear Astrophysics

edited by Ragandeep Singh Sidhu, Gavin Lotay and Jaspreet Singh Randhawa

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open

Keywords: nuclear astrophysics; observational astronomy; nuclear physics; stellar evolution; experimental techniques; fundamental properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section High Energy Nuclear and Particle Physics)

Studies of Hadron Spectroscopy at the future Electron-Hadron and Electron-Ion Colliders

edited by Vladimir Khachatryan and Wenliang Li

submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum chromodynamics; electron scattering; electron-hadron colliders; hadron spectroscopy; conventional & non-conventional hadronic states; photo & electroproduction processes; exclusive & inclusive processes; fragmentation & hadronization

(This special issue belongs to the Section High Energy Nuclear and Particle Physics)

Current Status of the Hubble Tension

edited by

Giovanni Montani

Eleonora Di Valentino

and Nakia Carlevaro

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open

Keywords: Hubble tension; dark matter; dark energy; dark matter/dark energy interaction; quintessence; late universe physics; cosmology from modified gravity; early universe dark energy; model testing; data analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cosmology)

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