Ph 235 ab
Theoretical Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Theoretical Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
9 units (3-0-6)
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first, second terms
Prerequisites: General Relativity at the level of Ph 236 a, and Quantum Field Theory at the level of Ph 205 a.
Cosmology in an expanding universe, inflation, big bang nucleosynthesis, baryogenesis, neutrino and nuclear astrophysics. Second term: Cosmological perturbation theory and the cosmic microwave background, structure formation, theories of dark matter.
Instructor:
Zurek