Goal: Understand the basic mathematical models of modern cosmology and their physics applications.

 

Group leader: Victor Ovidiu Slupic

 

Supervisor: Mirela Babalic

 

 

A. Cosmological solutions

B. FLRW spacetimes and equations of state

C. Basic history of the universe

D. Early universe cosmology

E. Cosmological perturbation theory

F. Advanced topics

Bonus: Historical note

References:

1. S. Weinberg, Cosmology

2. Lyth and Liddle, The primordial density perturbation

3. Mukhanov, Physical foundations of cosmology

4. Mukhanov, Feldman, Brandenberger, Theory of Cosmological Perturbations, Phys Reports vols 215 & 216

5. Wainwright and Ellis, Dynamical Systems in Cosmology

6. Coley, Dynamical systems and cosmology

7. Bojowald, Canonical gravity and applications

8. Ringstrom, The Cauchy problem in general relativity

9. Wald, General Relativity