Cosmology 2016/2017

This is the webpage for the Cosmology Master's course, given by Dr. S. Larsen and Dr. F. Saueressig.

The official course description is available in the study guide. The credit is 9 EC and the course is a mandatory part of the Particle- and Astrophysics Master's specialisation. On this web page we will make various practical information available.

Literature

Galaxy Formation, 2nd edition, Malcom S. Longair, Springer
Modern Cosmology, Scott Dodelson, Academic Press
TASI Lectures on Inflation by D. Baumann

Specific chapters relevant to each lecture will be listed below. In addition to the book, the lecture slides, notes and assignments linked to each lecture should also be considered integral parts of the material for the exam.

Assignments

Each week of the course there will be a set of written assignments. One of these will be a hand-in assignment. If a minimum of 10 hand-in assignments are approved before the exam, this will count as 20 of the total of 100 points on the exam.

Weekly schedule (unless otherwise noted below)

First quarter

Lectures: Tuesday 08:45-10:30, HG00.310
Tutorials: Thursday 15:45-17:30, HG00.071

Second quarter

Lectures: Monday 13:45-15:30 (HG00.310) and Thursday 13:45-15:30 (HG03.054)
Tutorials: Wednesday 15:45-17:30 (HG00.633) and Thursday 15:45-17:30 (HG00.086)

Week 1

Lecture, Tuesday 30.08.2016, 08:45 - 10:30 (F. Saueressig)

-	Topics:	The cosmological standard model
-	Literature:	Dodelson, Chapter 1
-	Lecture notes:	PDF file

Tutorial, Thu 01.09.2016, 15:45 - 17:30 (N. Klitgaard / L. Rosetto)

Exercises: PDF file
Solutions

Week 2

Lecture, Tuesday 06.09.2016, 08:45 - 10:30 (F. Saueressig)

-	Topics:	A practitioner's guide to tensors
-	Literature:	TBA
-	Lecture notes:	PDF file

Tutorial, Thu 08.09.2016, 15:45 - 17:30 (N. Klitgaard / L. Rosetto)

Exercises: PDF file
Solutions

Week 3

Lecture, Tuesday 13.09.2016, 08:45 - 10:30 (F. Saueressig)

-	Topics:	Objects moving in a curved spacetime
-	Literature:	TBA
-	Lecture notes:	PDF file

Tutorial, Thu 15.09.2016, 15:45 - 17:30 (N. Klitgaard / L. Rosetto)

Exercises: PDF file
Solutions

Week 4

Lecture, Tuesday 20.09.2016, 08:45 - 10:30 (S. Larsen)

-	Topics:	Observational techniques for Cosmology
-	Literature:	TBA
-	Lecture slides:	PDF file

Tutorial, Thu 22.09.2016, 15:45 - 17:30 (N. Klitgaard / L. Rosetto)

Exercises: PDF file
All exercises and solutions by SSL in one file

Week 5

Lecture, Tuesday 27.09.2016, 08:45 - 10:30 (S. Larsen)

-	Topics:	Distance determination
-	Literature:	TBA
-	Lecture slides:	PDF file

Tutorial, Thu 29.09.2016, 15:45 - 17:30 (N. Klitgaard / L. Rosetto)

Exercises: PDF file
All exercises and solutions by SSL in one file

Week 6

Lecture, Tuesday 04.10.2016, 08:45 - 10:30 (S. Larsen)

-	Topics:	Structure, Formation, and Evolution of Galaxies
-	Literature:	TBA
-	Lecture slides:	PDF file

Tutorial, Thu 06.10.2016, 15:45 - 17:30 (N. Klitgaard / L. Rosetto)

Exercises: PDF file
All exercises and solutions by SSL in one file

Week 7

Lecture, Tuesday 11.10.2016, 08:45 - 10:30 (S. Larsen)

-	Topics:	Structure, Formation, and Evolution of Galaxies cont'd. The Development of Modern Cosmology
-	Literature:	TBA
-	Lecture slides:	PDF file

Tutorial, Thu 06.10.2016, 15:45 - 17:30 (N. Klitgaard / L. Rosetto)

Exercises: PDF file
All exercises and solutions by SSL in one file

Week 8

Lecture, Tuesday 18.10.2016, 08:45 - 10:30 (F. Saueressig)

-	Topics:	Einstein's equations
-	Literature:	TBA
-	Lecture notes:	PDF file

Tutorial, Thu 20.10.2016, 15:45 - 17:30 (N. Klitgaard / L. Rosetto)

Exercises: PDF file
Solutions

Week 9

Lecture, Monday 07.11.2016, 13:45 - 15:30 (F. Saueressig)

-	Topics:	The homogeneous Universe
-	Literature:	Baumann 3-4
-	Lecture notes:	PDF file

Lecture, Wednesday 09.11.2016, 15:45 - 17:30 (F. Saueressig)

- Topics: A thermal view on the Universe
- Literature: Dodelson chp 2
- Lecture notes: TBA

Tutorial, Thu 10.11.2016, 13:45 - 17:30 (N. Klitgaard / L. Rosetto)

Exercises: PDF file
Solutions

Week 10

Lecture, Monday 14.11.2016, 13:45 - 15:30 (F. Saueressig)

-	Topics:	Inflation
-	Literature:	Baumann 5-6
-	Lecture notes:	PDF file

Lecture, Thursday 17.11.2016, 13:45 - 15:30 (F. Saueressig)

- Topics: Cosmological perturbations
- Literature: Baumann 9
- Lecture notes: TBA

Tutorial, Wed 16.11.2016, 15:45 - 17:30 (N. Klitgaard / L. Rosetto)
Tutorial, Thu 17.11.2016, 15:45 - 17:30 (N. Klitgaard / L. Rosetto)

Exercises: PDF file
Solutions

Week 11

Lecture, Monday 21.11.2016, 13:45 - 15:30 (F. Saueressig)

-	Topics:	The Quantum Origin of Structure
-	Literature:	Baumann 10-12
-	Lecture notes:	PDF file

Lecture, Wednesday 23.11.2016, 10:45 - 12:30 (F. Saueressig)

- Topics: Primordial Power Spectra
- Literature: Baumann 13
- Lecture notes: TBA

Tutorial, Thu 24.11.2016, 13:45 - 17:30 (N. Klitgaard / L. Rosetto)

Exercises: PDF file
Solutions

Week 12

Lecture, Monday 28.11.2016, 13:45 - 15:30 (S. Larsen)

-	Topics:	Distances in Cosmology
-	Literature:	Dodelson chpt 2.1.2-2.1.3, chpt 2.2 Longair chpt 5.4-5.6, 7.1-7.3, 7.4.2-7.4.5, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5.3
-	Lecture slides:	PDF file

Lecture, Thursday 01.12.2016, 13:45 - 15:30 (S. Larsen)

- Topics: Galaxy clusters & Dark Matter
- Literature: Longair chpt. 4
- Lecture slides: PDF file

Tutorial, Wed 30.11.2016, 15:45 - 17:30 (N. Klitgaard / L. Rosetto)
Tutorial, Thu 01.12.2016, 15:45 - 17:30 (N. Klitgaard / L. Rosetto)

Exercises: PDF file
All exercises and solutions by SSL in one file

Week 13

Lecture, Monday 05.12.2016, 13:45 - 15:30 (S. Larsen)

-	Topics:	Gravitational lensing: Strong, weak, and micro
-	Literature:	Longair chpt 4.6, 4.7.1 Gravitational Lensing in Astronomy by J. Wambsganss (Living Reviews in Relativity )
-	Viewgraphs:	PDF

Lecture, Thursday 08.12.2016, 13:45 - 15:30 (S. Larsen)

- Topics: Growth of structure, Press-Schechter theory
- Literature: Longair chpt 11.1, 11.4, 16.1, 16.3
Press & Schechter 1974, ApJ 187, 425
- Viewgraphs: PDF

Tutorial, Wed 07.12.2016, 15:45 - 17:30 (N. Klitgaard / L. Rosetto)
Tutorial, Thu 08.12.2016, 15:45 - 17:30 (N. Klitgaard / L. Rosetto)

Exercises: PDF file
All exercises and solutions by SSL in one file

Week 14

Lecture, Monday 12.12.2016, 13:45 - 15:30 (S. Larsen)

-	Topics:	Cosmic Microwave Background
-	Literature:	Longair chapter 15.1-15.3, 15.5 Dodelson chapter 4.1, 4.2 (until Eq. 4.33) Hu et al. 1997, Nature 6620, 37
-	Viewgraphs:	PDF

Lecture, Thursday 15.12.2016, 13:45 - 15:30 (S. Larsen)

- Topics: CMB cont'd
- Literature: Dodelson:
Chapter 4.2-4.4, 4.7
Chapter 5.1-5.2, 5.6
- Viewgraphs: PDF

Tutorial, Wed 14.12.2016, 15:45 - 17:30 (N. Klitgaard / L. Rosetto)
Tutorial, Thu 15.12.2016, 15:45 - 17:30 (N. Klitgaard / L. Rosetto)

Exercises: PDF file
All exercises and solutions by SSL in one file

Week 15

Lecture, Monday 19.12.2016, 13:45 - 15:30 (S. Larsen)

-	Topics:	Cosmic Microwave Background
-	Literature:	Dodelson chapter 7.1, 8.1, 8.3, 8.5 You may also find the review by Hu & Dodelson 2002, ARA&A 40, 171 useful.
-	Viewgraphs:	PDF

Lecture, Thursday 22.12.2016, 13:45 - 15:30 (S. Larsen)

- Topics: Weak lensing
- Literature: Dodelson chapter 10.1-10.4
- Viewgraphs: PDF

Tutorial, Wed 21.12.2016, 15:45 - 17:30 (N. Klitgaard / L. Rosetto)

Exercises: PDF file
All exercises and solutions by SSL in one file

Week 16

Lecture, Monday 09.01.2017, 13:45 - 15:30 (F. Saueressig)

-	Topics:	Nucleosynthesis I
-	Literature:	Dodelson Chpt 3
-	Lecture notes:	PDF file

Lecture, Thursday 12.01.2017, 13:45 - 15:30 (F. Saueressig)

- Topics: Nucleosynthesis II
- Literature: Dodelson Chpt 4
- Viewgraphs: TBA

Tutorial, Wed 11.01.2017, 15:45 - 17:30 (N. Klitgaard / L. Rosetto)
Tutorial, Thu 12.01.2017, 15:45 - 17:30 (N. Klitgaard / L. Rosetto)

Exercises: PDF file
Solutions

Last updated: 11.01.2017 by Søren S. Larsen

-	Topics:	A thermal view on the Universe
-	Literature:	Dodelson chp 2
-	Lecture notes:	TBA

-	Topics:	Cosmological perturbations
-	Literature:	Baumann 9
-	Lecture notes:	TBA

-	Topics:	Primordial Power Spectra
-	Literature:	Baumann 13
-	Lecture notes:	TBA

-	Topics:	Galaxy clusters & Dark Matter
-	Literature:	Longair chpt. 4
-	Lecture slides:	PDF file

-	Topics:	Growth of structure, Press-Schechter theory
-	Literature:	Longair chpt 11.1, 11.4, 16.1, 16.3 Press & Schechter 1974, ApJ 187, 425
-	Viewgraphs:	PDF

-	Topics:	CMB cont'd
-	Literature:	Dodelson: Chapter 4.2-4.4, 4.7 Chapter 5.1-5.2, 5.6
-	Viewgraphs:	PDF

-	Topics:	Weak lensing
-	Literature:	Dodelson chapter 10.1-10.4
-	Viewgraphs:	PDF

-	Topics:	Nucleosynthesis II
-	Literature:	Dodelson Chpt 4
-	Viewgraphs:	TBA