Course | Dates | Credits |
Linear Cosmological Perturbations | II | 3 |
Lecturers | ||
Carlo Baccigalupi |
Program:
1. Introduction and background cosmology
2. Classification and Fourier expansion of linear cosmological
perturbations in general relativity
3. Perturbations to the metric and stress energy tensors, gauges
4,5. Gauge transformations and effects. Perturbed Einstein and conservation
equations
6,7. Super-horizon evolution. Sub-horizon evolution
8. Harrizon Zeldovich spectrum
9. CMB physics
10. Boltzmann equation, gravitational and Thomson scattering
11,12,13. Phenomenology of CMB anisotropies. The observed CMB angular power
spectrum. Relation with cosmological observables
14. Status of CMB observations and future expectations
Prerequisites:
TBD
Books:
TBD
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