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 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)

Problem Sets

  1 - Problem Set 1 ( Due August 30 )
  2 - Problem Set 2 ( Due September 13 )
  3 - Problem Set 3 ( Due September 27 )
  4 - Problem Set 4 ( Due October 04 )
  5 - Problem Set 5 ( Due October 18 )
  6 - Problem Set 6 ( Due October 25 )