Astroparticle Physics (2019-20)
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Course Term: Hilary
Course Overview:
Areas: PT, Astro
8 Lectures
Prerequisites: Background in Quantum Field Theory (MT), General Relativity I (MT) helpful but not essential!
Course Syllabus:
* The universe observed
* Relativistic world models
* Reconstructing the thermal history
* Big bang nucleosynthesis
* Dark matter: astrophysical observations
* Dark matter: relic particles
* Dark matter: direct detection
* Dark matter: indirect detection
External Lecturer(s):
Prof. Subir Sarkar
Assessment Type:
No formal assessment; homework completion