MAGLIOCCHETTI Manuela
(syllabus)
50 hours in front
•Brief references to general relativity and Einstein's equation
•Robertson-Walker metric
•Hubble's law and Hubble tension
•Redshift
•Cosmological distances
•The cosmological constant
•Friedmann and Einsten-de Sitter models
•Cosmic Microwave Background
•Jeans theory for gravitational instability
•Application of Jeans theory in Cosmology: linear evolution
•Formation of Structures I: case only baryons
•Formation of Structures II: case with also non-baryonic matter
•Perturbation spectrum, filters and transfer functions
•Covariance functions
•Theory and observations related to linear theory: CMB fluctuations
•Large-scale structure of the Universe: statistical analysis of the distribution of galaxies
•Non-linear evolution of perturbations
•Virialized structures: the theory of Press and Schechter and its extension
•Light matter and dark matter: the problem of bias.
•The Euclid mission
•Notes on extragalactic radio sources
Completion of the 64 hours: study of the article
"Hosts and Environments: a (large-scale) radio history of AGN and star-forming galaxies"
(https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00159-022-00142-1)
(reference books)
Coles P., Lucchin F. Cosmology [Wiley 2000] - Primary reference book
Peacock J. Physical Cosmology. Cambridge Univ.Press
Longair M. Galaxy Formation [A&A Library ]
"Cosmology" di Weinberg (Oxford University Press)
A number of scientific papers provided by the teacher during the course.
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