| Description |
This course is the second semester of a survey of fundamental concepts in cosmology, designed for students who have taken a basic introduction (Physics 563, Astro 522, Astro 401 or equivalent). The semester spans the leading issues in contemporary cosmology including inflation, the cyclic universe, baryogenesis, dark matter and dark energy. The course emphasizes the connections between cosmology and particle/string physics, and discusses the origin and evolution of inhomogeneities, their effects on the cosmic microwave background and large scale structure. |