Introduction to Cosmology (4/5)

by Sarkar, S (The Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics)

Friday 27 Jul 2007, 10:15 → 11:00 Europe/Zurich

500/1-001 - Main Auditorium (CERN)

Lecture 1: Seeing the edge of the universe: from speculation to science Lecture 2: Constructing the Universe: relativistic world models Lecture 3: The history of the Universe: decoupling of the relic radiation and synthesis of the light elements Lecture 4: The content of the Universe: baryons, dark matter and dark energy Lecture 5: Making sense of the Universe: fundamental physics and cosmology Prerequisite Knowledge: A good background in basic undergraduate physics would be adequate. Some excellent popular-level books are: 1) The First Three Minutes (2nd ed 1981) - Steven Weinberg 2) Darkness at Night: A Riddle of the Universe (1987) Edward Harrison 3) The Poetry of the Universe: A Mathematical Exploration of the Cosmos (1995) - Robert Osserman 4) The Little Book of the Big Bang: A Cosmic Primer(1998) - Craig Hogan 5) Quintessence: the Mystery of Missing Mass in the Universe (2000) - Lawrence Krauss Recommended undergraduate texts are: 1) Introduction to Cosmology (1995) - Jeremy Bernstein 2) Introduction to Cosmology (2nd ed 1997) - Matt Roos 3) An Introduction to Modern Cosmology (2nd ed 2003) - Andrew Liddle 4) Introduction to Cosmology (2003) - Barbara Ryden

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