PHYSICS 776 / Theoretical Cosmology

3 unit(s)

This course aims to provide the theoretical foundations for the modern understanding of cosmology. Starting from a brief review of general relativity and a discussion of Friedmann models, the course lays out the main features of the Hot Big Bang model of the early universe, including the physics of the early universe at different epochs, the formation of structure, the evidence for (and ideas about the origin of) dark matter and dark energy.