Probing the Cosmic Unknowns Through Neutrinos

Explore the fascinating world of neutrinos and their role in cosmic phenomena in this theoretical physics colloquium by Prof. Irene Tamborra. Delve into the impact of neutrinos on stellar dynamics, element formation, and powerful cosmic events. Learn about recent developments in neutrino physics and their significance in multi-messenger astronomy. Discover how neutrinos serve as ideal cosmic messengers and powerful probes in astrophysics. Examine various cosmic sources, including supernovae, gamma-ray bursts, and compact binary mergers, and their neutrino signatures. Investigate the potential of neutrino astronomy, new neutrino detection methods, and the exciting prospects for future discoveries in this cutting-edge field of theoretical physics.

Probing Cosmic Unknowns through Neutrinos
Exploring the Cosmos through our Senses
Cosmic Messengers
Outline
Multi-Messenger Sources as of 2023: No. 2
Ideal Messengers
Powerful Probes in Astrophysics
The Dream of Neutrino Astronomy
The Cosmos in Neutrinos
New Kinds of Neutrino "Telescopes"
Compact Astrophysical Sources
The Next Local Supernova (SN 2XXXA) 54
Supernova Explosion Mechanism
Fingerprints of Explosion Mechanism
Fingerprints of Black Hole Formation
Neutrino Alert
Fingerprints of Supernova Population
Flavor Evolution
Neutrino Interactions
Simplified Picture of Flavor Conversions
Flavor Conversion in the Supernova Core
High Energy Emission from Supernovae
High Energy Emission from Gamma-Ray Bursts
Subphotospheric Emission from Collapsars
Compact Binary Mergers
The Next Binary Merger (GW XXXX22)
Nucleosynthesis of the Heavy Elements
Neutrinos and Nucleosynthesis
High Energy Neutrinos from GRB 170817A?
Cosmic Accelerators
IceCube Alerts & Real Time Follow-Up
High Energy Neutrinos from Tidal Disruptions?
Source Misidentification?
New Species in the Transient Zoo
Fast Blue Optical Transients
Fingerprints of Source Properties