Physical Cosmology

Physical Cosmology (PhysCom | SPA6311)

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Year: 3 | Semester: B | Level: 6 | Credits: 15

Prerequisites: None
Lectures: 33 | Lec: 109 110 212 Ex: 112 113 (notation)

Course organiser: Dr Alkistis Pourtsidou | Course deputy: Dr Karim Malik

Synopsis:
This module covers the essential concepts of modern cosmology, and in particular introduces the student to what has become known as the "cosmological standard model". It discusses the structure and properties of the universe as we observe it today, its evolution and the the underlying physical concepts, and the observations that formed our understanding of the universe.

Recommended books:

A Liddle, An Introduction to Modern Cosmology, Wiley

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