FU:TFNSP0008 Cosmology - Course Information
TFNSP0008 Cosmology
Institute of physics in Opavasummer 2022
- Extent and Intensity
- 3/2/0. 7 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. RNDr. Petr Slaný, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. RNDr. Zdeněk Stuchlík, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. RNDr. Petr Slaný, Ph.D. (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- prof. RNDr. Zdeněk Stuchlík, CSc.
Institute of physics in Opava - Timetable
- Tue 8:55–11:20 309
- Timetable of Seminar Groups:
- Prerequisites (in Czech)
- (FAKULTA(FU) && TYP_STUDIA(N))
- 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
- Particle physics (programme FU, TFYZNM)
- Computer physics (programme FU, TFYZNM)
- Relativistic astrophysics (programme FU, TFYZNM)
- Course objectives
- The subject acquaints students with fundamentals of cosmology, whereas the knowledge of general relativity fundamentals is expected.
- Learning outcomes
- Upon successful completion of the course, the student will:
- master construction of universe standard model;
- solve Friedman equations for particular choice of cosmic fluid equations of state;
- analyze thermal history of universe with respect to evolution of cosmic fluid;
- understand the inflation model - Syllabus
- Main topics of the subject:
• The Geometry of Universe: homogeneity and isotrophy, Robertson-Walker geometry, comoving coordinates, cosmological redshif, discovery of universe expansion, Hubble constant
• The Dynamics of Universe: stress-energy tensor of cosmic fluid, Friedman equations
• Matter dominated expansion, radiation dominated expansion, vacuum energy dominated expansion, Cosmological constant, Einstein static Universe
• Cosmic microwave background radiation (CMBR): black body radiation, discovery of CMBR – Penzias-Wilson , Rayleigh-Jeans formula, origin of CMBR – recombination and last scattering
• CMBR temperature anizotropy: dipole anizotropy, Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect, Sachs-Wolfe effect, integrated Sachs-Wolfe effect (Rees-Sciama effect), missions COBE, WMAP, Planck
• Early universe: temperature history, Fermi-Dirac distribution, Bose-Einstein distribution, time and temperature
• Neutrino separation, heating due to electron*positron anihilation, cosmological nukleosynthesis, He, D, He3, Li abundance
• Baryo and Lepto-synthesis, Cold Dark Matter, WIMPS(Weakly Interacting Massive Particles), searching for WIMPS
• Inflation theory: standard model problems (flatnes, horizont, monopole), Guthova („old“) inflation and Linde („new“) inflation,
• „False“ vacuum, quintessence, „Slow-roll“, chaotic and „eternal“ inflation, inflation as the origiin of cosmological fluctuations.
- Main topics of the subject:
- Literature
- recommended literature
- S. Weinberg. Cosmology. Oxford University Press, 2008. info
- Horský, J., Novotný, J. Štefaník, M. Úvod do fyzikální kosmologie, Academia, Praha, 2004
- Weinberg, S. Gravitation and Cosmology: Principles and Applications of the General Theory of Relativity, WILEY, New York, 1976
- Misner, C. W., Thorne, K. S., Wheeler, J. A. Gravitation, Freeman, San Francisco, 1973 (2017)
- Teaching methods
- letures and discussions, exercises
- Assessment methods
- oral exam, written test
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (summer 2022, recent)
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