Particle Astrophyiscs and Cosmology
U. Klein H.P. Nilles N. Wermes
Introduction
cosmology = astronomy + particle physics + thermodymanics ...
reasons and evidences for BB-ansatz, some numbers, Hubble
expansion, redshift (naive), Hubble law (naive), CMB intro (very short), Olbers Paradox,
Standard Cosmology
basics
cosmological Principle, curved space, space-time-metric, Robertson-Walker-metric, redshift, Hubble law, scale factor, distance measures, age determinations
world models
Friedman – cosmology (L =0), Einstein’s field eqns, Friedman-eqns, special models (Einstein de Sitter, etc.), critical density, density parameter, deceleration parameter, W , expansion rate and behaviour in early and late universe (only mention it)
the cosmological constant
L ¹ 0, supernova watch, extension to Friedman eqns, cosmic sum rule, cosmic triangle, exponential solutions for dominant L (inflation)
problems of the standard cosmology
Particle Physics
standard model (short), lepton sector, quark sector, CKM, symmetry breaking, Higgs mechanism, running couplings, U(1) problem, axions, CP-violation, problems of the standard model,
supersymmetry, GUTs,
key experiments to what we know about the standard model
some LEP results, colour
Thermodynamics in the Universe
energy density and pressure, eqn. of state, extreme cases (matter or radiation dominance), expansion rate and behaviour in early and late universe (calculate it), entropy, quantum statistics (degrees of freedom), energy and number densities, neutrino decoupling, phase transitions, reheating, BB evolution as a sequence of phase transitions,
Nucleosynthesis
light elements abundances, role of deuterium, measurements
Cosmic Microwave Background
CMB observations (COBE, MAXIMA, Boomerang), spectrum, sound waves, l-peaks, SZ-effect, evolution of fluctuations
Dark Matter
galaxy rot. curves, lensing, CMB anisotropy (short, results only), xray halos, machos, wimps
Inflation Scenarios
need for inflationary models (flatness, horizon, smoothness, monopole problem) standard inflation (Guth), higgs field, chaotic inflation (Linde), reheating, wormholes, quintessence
Structure Formation
evolution of fluctuations, hot and cold matter scenarios
Theoretical Advances, included in other chapters ?
superstrings, what else ?