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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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One of the frontiers in modern cosmology is understanding the end of cosmic dark ages, when the first stars, supernovae, and galaxies transformed the simple early Universe into a state of ever-increasing complexity. I will talk about the possible physics behind the formation of these first luminous objects by presenting the results from our simulations. I will also discuss the possible observational signatures of the cosmic dawn that will be the prime targets for the future telescopes such as the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
