Cosmology
MVAstro4
Masters Level Lectures & Exercises WS 2012/13
Thursday 14:15-16:00 Lectures, 16:00-17:00 Exercises
Lecturers: Simon Glover (glover@uni-heidelberg.de) and Hans-Walter Rix (rix@mpia.de)
Tutor: Laszlo Szucs szucsl@uni-heidelberg.de
Location: Philosophenweg 12, nHS, Seminarraum
Scope
- Homogeneous and isotropic cosmology (4): Friedmann-Lemaître models, geometry, redshift and dynamics; parameters, distance measures and ages; thermal evolution, freezing out of reactions; primordial nucleo-synthesis and recombination
- Inhomogeneities in the universe (5): Evolution of density and velocity perturbations; power spectra, Zel’dovich approximation and nonlinear evolution; spherical collapse model and extended Press-Schechter formalism
- Early universe (3): Structures in the Cosmic Microwave Background, simplified theory, power spectrum and interpretation; basics of cosmic inflation; accelerated expansion, dark energy and possible cosmological effects
- Late universe (3): Structures in the evolved universe; large scale gas and galaxy distribution, power spectrum and interpretation; gravitational lenses, cosmic shearing and amplification; evolution of the galaxy cluster population
Objective
Detailed presentation of the cosmological standard model, the cosmological evolution and structure formation for students with special interest in astronomy and astrophysics, in particle astrophysics and in theoretical physics
Grades and credit points on the basis of homework assignments and final in-class exam.
Script "Cosmology" Matthias Bartelmann
Cosmology Lecture 2011/12 with C. Dullemond
The exercises will entail some programmng; please bring a laptop if possible.
Lectures
| October 18, 2012 | Introduction to Cosmology | [HWR] |
| October 25, 2012 | Geometry and Dynamics | [HWR] |
| November 8, 2012 | Parameters, Age, and Distances | [HWR] |
| November 15, 2012 | Thermal Evolution | [HWR] |
| November 22, 2012 | Recombination and Nucleosynthesys | [HWR] |
| November 29, 2012 | Growth of Perturbations | [HWR] |
| December 6, 2012 | Statistics and Non-Linear Evolution | [HWR] |
| December 13, 2012 | Spherical Collapse | [HWR] |
| December 20, 2012 | Halo Formation as a Random Walk | [SG] |
| January 10, 2013 | Structures in the Cosmic Microwave Background | [SG] |
| January 17, 2013 | Cosmological Inflation | [SG] |
| January 24, 2013 | Dark Energy | [SG] |
| January 31, 2013 | Galaxies and Gas | [SG] |
| February 7, 2013 | Gravitational Lensing | [SG] |
| February 14, 2013 | In-Class Exam |