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Cosmology and Dark Matter

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2018-02-09 v1

Abstract

This lecture course covers cosmology from the particle physicist perspective. Therefore, the emphasis will be on the evidence for the new physics in cosmological and astrophysical data together with minimal theoretical frameworks needed to understand and appreciate the evidence. I review the case for non-baryonic dark matter and describe popular models which incorporate it. In parallel, the story of dark energy will be developed, which includes accelerated expansion of the Universe today, the Universe origin in the Big Bang, and support for the Inflationary theory in CMBR data.

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@article{arxiv.1802.02414,
  title  = {Cosmology and Dark Matter},
  author = {Igor Tkachev},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1802.02414},
  year   = {2018}
}

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Ex: 36 pages, contribution to the The 2016 European School of High-Energy Physics, 15 - 28 Jun 2016, Skeikampen, Norway

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