Contact details
| Email: |
chiara.animali@uclouvain.be |
| Phone: |
+32 10 47 3344 |
| Office: |
E353 |
My research focuses on the theoretical cosmology of the primordial
universe, with a particular emphasis on cosmic inflation, its
modelling, and its predictions.
This includes the formation of primordial black holes from large
density fluctuations and the associated gravitational-wave background,
both of which provide valuable insights into the universe’s origins
and initial conditions. In this context, I am especially interested in
the use of effective methods to describe the backreaction of quantum
fields on the inflationary background, such as the stochastic
inflation formalism.
Additionally, I am also keen on more formal aspects of quantum field
theory in curved spacetime.
Publications @ CURL
2026
[1] Animali C, Auclair P, Blachier B, Tomberg E and Vennin V 2026 Compaction function in stochastic inflation: a FOREST of type I and II primordial black holes
[2] Animali C, Blachier B, Okada N, Ringeval C, Takahashi T and Tokeshi K 2026 Time-reversed stochastic inflation in the quantum well
2025
[1] Animali C, Auclair P, Blachier B and Vennin V 2025 Harvesting primordial black holes from stochastic trees with FOREST JCAP 05 019
