We are a group started in 2008 by Jochen Weller at the University Observatory Munich (USM). Our research evolves around the least well known component of the universe - Dark Energy, but ranges from running N-body simulations, to survey optimisation computations to higher order Modified Gravity calculations. Our offices are at the Excellence Cluster in Garching, but we are often found also at the USM. In addition, we are connected to the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE).

We are involved in the following national and international collaborations: DES, Euclid, HETDEX, (LOFAR), Planck, CFHTLS, TRR33 and Pan-Starrs.

We work together with other groups at the Max Planck institutes. Among others: OPINAS and  Clusters groups at MPE, the Cosmology research group at MPA, as well as with members of other groups at the Excellence Cluster and at the USM.

The Millenium Simulation

(Credit Max-Planck-Institute for Astrophysics, Springel et al. 2005)

Einstein in Princeton, 1937 (Credit Lotte Jacobi)

Physical Cosmology