UFTFA10 Cosmology

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2021
Extent and Intensity
3/2/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Zdeněk Stuchlík, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. RNDr. Jan Schee, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. RNDr. Petr Slaný, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Zdeněk Stuchlík, CSc.
Centrum interdisciplinárních studií – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Unification approaches to the theory of elementary particles are used to construct cosmological models in the so-called inflationary phase of the very early universe. Impact of inflationary models on the creation of large-scale structure of the universe is discussed.
Syllabus
  • The standard model of elementary particles, elementary particles, electroweak interactions, the strong nuclear interaction, grand unification, supersymmetry, supergravity, string theory.
    Problems of the standard cosmological model, magnetic monopole, the problem of causal horizon, flatness problem, the initial fluctuations, relict cosmological constant.
    Phase transitions, spontaneous symmetry breaking, a simple model, tunneling, domain walls, cosmic strings, gravitational field around the strings, magnetic monopole, Kibble mechanism, observations of magnetic monopoles.
    Inflationary paradigm. The basic idea of ??inflationary models, the false vacuum, antigravity effects of vacuum energy, inflation generated by inflaton scalar field, the exponential expansion of the universe and troubleshooting the standard model slow rolling inflationary models.
    Primordial inflation. Chaotic inflation, landscape, quantum birth of the universe out of nowhere? Multiverse, multi-dimensional spacetime.
    The initial fluctuations. The development of fluctuations, the primordial spectrum of fluctuations, the emergence of structures, testing inflationary models.
    Dark energy in the present universe. Relict vacuum energy, quintessence and relationship to dark matter.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Weinberg, S. Cosmology. Oxford University Press, 2008. ISBN 9780198526827. info
  • Börner G. The Early Universe. Springer, 2003. ISBN 3540441972. info
  • Liddle, A. R., Lyth, D. H. Cosmological Inflation and Large-Scale Structure. Cambridge University Press, 2000. ISBN 052166022X. info
  • Kolb E. W., Turner M. S. The Early Universe. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company. Redwood City, 1990. ISBN 0201116030. info
  • Hawking S.W., Israel W. 300 Years of Gravitation. Cambridge University Press, 1987. ISBN 0-521-34312-7. info
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
* 60% attendance in seminars.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2022.
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