Marcos Lima



PGF5299
Physical Cosmology II

Information

This is the graduate course on Physical Cosmology. In this second part, we will cover inhomogeneities, anisotropies, galaxy correlations, galaxy clusters, halo model, redshift distortions, weak lensing, data analysis, and models of cosmic acceleration from dark energy and modified gravity.

Meetings: Tuesdays and Fridays (16:00hs). Sala Jayme Tiomno

More general information about the course: Course Information

Information about the Paper Presentation: Paper Presentation

Information about the Final Project: Final Project

And a tentative schedule: Tentative Schedule

Review of Physical Cosmology I: Review

Final Grades: Grades

Rough Syllabus

  1 - Inhomogeneities (Dodelson Cap 7)
  2 - Anisotropies (Dodelson Cap 8)
  3 - Galaxy Correlations (Dodelson Cap 9, papers)
  4 - Redshift Distortions (Dodelson Cap 9, Hamilton 1997)
  5 - Galaxy Clusters (Dodelson Cap 9, papers)
  6 - Halo Model (Cooray and Sheth 2002)
  7 - Weak Lensing (Dodelson Cap 10)
  8 - Photometric Redshifts (papers)
  9 - N-Body simulations (Kravtsov's notes)
10 - Analysis (Dodelson Cap 11)
11 - Cosmic Acceleration: Dark Energy and Modified Gravity (Amendola)

Problem Sets

  1 - Problem Set 1 ( Due September 05 )
  2 - Problem Set 2 ( Due September 19 )
  3 - Problem Set 3 ( Due September 26 )
  4 - Problem Set 4 ( Due October 07 )
  5 - Problem Set 5 ( Due October 21 )
  6 - Problem Set 6 ( Due October 28 )
  7 - Problem Set 7 ( Due November 04 )