Cosmology 1104-5`Kosm
Modern methods in cosmology; state of research. Evolution of the Universe, epochs, cosmological parameters. Theory of structure formation in an initially homogeneous cosmological model. The first objects. Reionization. The importance of neutral hydrogen. Large-scale structure. Anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background: theory and observational capabilities. Cosmological tests. The nature of dark matter and dark energy.
Main fields of studies for MISMaP
astronomy
Mode
Prerequisites (description)
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
After the lectures a student:
- knows besics of contemporary cosmology
- knows the problems of contemporary cosmology
- understands the role of different kinds of observations in the verification of cosmological models
- is able to obtain basic characteristics of a chosen population of objects (luminosity function, autocorrelation function etc)
- is able to calculate the relations between observable quantities resulting from a simple cosmological model
Assessment criteria
Written exam.
Practical placement
N/A
Bibliography
Lectures: https://www.astrouw.edu.pl/~simkoz/Cosmology/
1. P.J.E. Peebles "Principles of Physical Cosmology", Princeton University Press, 1993
2. J.A. Peacock "Cosmological Physics", Cambridge University Press, 1999
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