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Ph 235ab

Theoretical Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

9 units (3-0-6) | second, third terms

Second term: Cosmology in an expanding universe, inflation, big bang nucleosynthesis, baryogenesis, theories of dark matter, neutrino and nuclear astrophysics. Third term: Cosmological perturbation theory and the cosmic microwave background, structure formation. Not offered 2026-27.

Prerequisites & course information

Prerequisites: General Relativity at the level of Ph 236 a, and Quantum Field Theory at the level of Ph 205 a.

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