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This learning path guides undergraduate astronomy and physics students through the principles and methods used to describe the distribution of matter in the universe on large scales. It covers the statistical tools (correlation functions and power spectra), key cosmological phenomena (baryon acoustic oscillations and redshift-space distortions), and the cosmic web, grounding them in essential background in cosmology and survey astronomy.
This learning path guides advanced undergraduate astronomy and physics students through the physical processes that shaped the cosmic web. Starting from the initial density fluctuations imprinted in the early universe, it covers the growth of perturbations via gravitational instability, the role of dark matter, and the statistical tools used to describe the resulting halo population.
This path explores the discovery of dark energy through Type Ia supernovae and its theoretical interpretation, covering the cosmological constant, the equation of state, and alternative models like quintessence, phantom energy, and modified gravity. It builds from foundational cosmology and general relativity to current research frontiers.
This path takes undergraduate astronomy and physics students from the foundational dynamics of gravitational systems to the astrophysical evidence for dark matter, its role in cosmic structure, and the leading particle candidates. It integrates gravitational dynamics, observational cosmology, and particle physics to build a coherent understanding of why dark matter is essential to our cosmological model.
This learning path guides undergraduate physics students through the physics of Big Bang nucleosynthesis (BBN), covering the necessary nuclear physics, thermodynamics, and cosmological framework. It traces the production of deuterium, helium-3, helium-4, and lithium-7, explains the role of the baryon density, and compares theoretical predictions with observations.
This advanced learning path guides undergraduate physics and astronomy students through the physics of the cosmic microwave background (CMB), from photon decoupling and primary anisotropies to secondary effects and cosmological parameter inference. It covers acoustic oscillations, polarization, gravitational lensing, and the statistical and computational tools needed to analyze CMB data, culminating in the interpretation of results from missions like Planck.
This path guides undergraduate physics and astronomy students through the origin and properties of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB). It covers the necessary physics background, the recombination epoch, the last scattering surface, the blackbody spectrum, and the origin of anisotropies, culminating in the angular power spectrum.
This learning path guides undergraduate physics students through the standard model of the early universe, covering the key epochs from the quark-hadron transition to recombination. It integrates necessary concepts from thermodynamics, statistical physics, particle physics, and cosmology to build a coherent understanding of how the universe evolved from a hot, dense state to the formation of neutral atoms and the cosmic microwave background.
This learning path guides undergraduate physics/astronomy students through the foundational knowledge of general relativity and thermodynamics needed to understand cosmological models. It systematically covers the Friedmann equations, different energy-dominated eras, curvature geometries, the Lambda-CDM model, and the observational evidence supporting the current standard model.
This learning path guides undergraduate physics students from the foundational mathematics of general relativity to the relativistic description of the expanding universe. It covers the FRW metric, Friedmann equations, cosmological parameters, redshift, and horizons, culminating in the ability to apply GR to cosmological models.