Cosmology (COSMO)

Lecture notes

     •      Introduction

     •      History & Principles

     •      Friedmann-Robertson-Walker Models

     •      The Thermal History of the Universe

     •      Big Bang Nucleosynthesis

     •      Inflation

     •      Gauge Invariant Perturbations + Baryogenesis  

     •      Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation:

                –      observations

                –      theory

     •      The Large-Scale Structure of the Universe

     •      Cosmic Dawn: The First Stars & Galaxies

     •      Observational Cosmology:

                –      the distance ladder

                –      CMB & surveys

     •      Gravitational Waves

     •      Computational Cosmology

     •      Open Problems in Cosmology:

                –      the CDM crisis

                –      alternative gravity

– supplementary notes on Inflation, GIP and Baryogenesis by Juan Garcia-Bellido

– annotated notes created by MSc students from the year 2020/21 can be found under Links