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AS7009
Cosmology, 7.5 hp, Fall 2011 |
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Literature: |
Barbara Ryden, 2002, "Introduction To Cosmology",
Pearson Higher Education ISBN 0805389121 or 9780805389128 |
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Contents: |
The world
models of general relativity, cosmic expansion, thermodynamics and nucleosynthesis in the early Universe, dark matter and
dark energy, methods for measuring cosmological parameters, structure
formation, the cosmic microwave background radiation, inflation. |
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Prerequisites: |
Knowledge
corresponding to the first two years of a Bachelor's degree in physics, or
similar. |
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Examination: |
Seminars,
literature report and hand-in exercises. |
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Teacher: |
Erik Zackrisson, ez(at)astro.su.se, phone: 08-5537 8556 |
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Time: |
November-December 2011 |
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Schedule
Recent changes are marked in red
Date |
Time |
Room |
Lecture/
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Topics |
To read |
To turn in/prepare |
Nov 3 |
10-12 |
FC61 |
Lecture 1 |
Course
information Course
overview Cosmic
epochs |
Chapter 1 |
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Nov 8 |
10-12 |
FC61 |
Lecture 2 |
Cosmological
principle Cosmic
expansion General
relativity Metrics |
Chapter 2
+ first half of chapter 3 |
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13-15 |
FC61 |
Lecture 3 |
Robertson-Walker
metric Proper
distance Cosmic
dynamics |
Second half of chapter 3 + chapter 4 |
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Nov 10 |
10-12 |
FC61 |
Lecture 4 |
Dynamics with single and multiple components |
Chapters
5 + 6 |
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Nov 15 |
10-12 |
FC61 |
Lecture 5 |
Measuring
cosmological parameters Dark
energy |
Chapter 7 |
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13-15 |
FC61 |
Exercise session I |
Exercises
1-6 |
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Nov 17 |
10-12 |
FC61 |
Lecture 6 |
Dark
matter |
Chapter 8 |
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13-15 |
FC61 |
Lecture 7
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Cosmic
microwave background radiation |
Chapter 9 |
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Nov 22 |
10-12 |
FC61 |
Seminar
I |
Common misconceptions about modern cosmology |
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See
instructions for seminar I |
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12:30-14:30 |
FC61 |
Seminar
I |
Common
misconceptions about modern cosmology |
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See
instructions for seminar I |
Nov 24 |
10-12 |
FC61 |
Lecture 8 |
Big bang nucleosynthesis The early
Universe |
Chapter 10 |
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13-15 |
FC61 |
Exercise session II |
Exercises 7-12 |
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Hand-in
exercises 1-3 |
Nov 29 |
10-12 |
FC61 |
Lecture 9 |
Inflation |
Chapter 11 |
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Dec 1 |
10-12 |
FC61 |
Lecture 10 |
Structure
formation |
Chapter 12 |
Hand-in
exercises 4-6 |
Dec 7 |
10-12 |
FC61 |
Seminar II |
Strange
Universe |
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See
instructions for seminar II |
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13-15 |
Aina Elvius |
Seminar II |
Strange
Universe |
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See
instructions for seminar II |
Dec 12 |
13-15 |
FC61 |
Exercise session III |
Exercises
13-18 |
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Written literature
report |
Dec 14 |
10-12, 13-15 |
FC61 |
Oral reports |
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Oral
literature report |
Dec 19 |
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Hand-in exercises 7-9 |
· Two seminars
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Three sets of hand in-exercises
· Written essay (minimum 3 pages) + oral presentation (10 minutes)
Course
material
· Dataset
for seminar II
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Exercises
(including hand-ins)
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Solutions from exercise
session III
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Lecture notes: L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, L7, L8, L9, L10
Errata
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None so far