PARTICLE ASTROPHYS ＆ COSMOLOGY

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Prerequisites: ( PHYS UN1403 or PHYS UN2601 or PHYS UN2802 ) and ( MATH UN1202 or MATH UN1208 ) students are recommended but not required to have taken PHYS UN3003 and PHYS UN3007 . An introduction to the basics of particle astrophysics and cosmology. Particle physics - introduction to the Standard Model and supersymmetry/higher dimension theories; Cosmology – Friedmann-Robertson-Walker line element and equation for expansion of universe; time evolution of energy/matter density from the Big Bang; inflationary cosmology; microwave background theory and observation; structure formation; dark energy; observational tests of geometry of universe and expansion; observational evidence for dark matter; motivation for existence of dark matter from particle physics; experimental searches of dark matter; evaporating and primordial black holes; ultra-high energy phenomena (gamma-rays and cosmic-rays)