Theoretical Particle Astrophysics
Summer Term 2020
Lecturer: Prof. Herbi Dreiner
The lectures will start on April 21st. Due to the current pandemic they will be offered as an interactive video conference using the Zoom platform.
Head Tutor:
- Max Berbig, Room W 2.013, berbig(AT)physik.uni-bonn.de
Exercises:
- Saurabh Nangia, Room W 2.014, nangia(AT)physik.uni-bonn.de
- Yong Xu, Room W 2.024, xu(AT)physik.uni-bonn.de
News
- On this webpage you can find all information regarding the lecture "Theoretical Particle Astrophysics" SS20 .
- Please register on the eCampus page for this course . All relevant information can be found on eCampus.
- In case of technical difficulties with the eCampus service please check this website.
- The lectures will start on April 21st via an online video conference. Course participants will be informed about the details via eCampus.
Lecture Notes
| # | Date and topics | Link |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 21st: Introduction to cosmology, length scales | Lecture 1 |
| 2 | April 23rd: Review of cosmology, Introduction to General Relativity | Lecture 2 |
| 3 | April 28th: Einstein field equations, particle motion in a gravitational field | Lecture 3 |
| 4 | April 30th: FLRW metric, Hubble law and redshift | Lecture 4 |
| 5 | May 5th: Gases in the expanding universe, dynamics of cosmological expansion | Lecture 5 |
| 6 | May 7th: Cosmological horizons, Lambda-CDM model | Lecture 6 |
| 7 | May 12th: Age of the universe, Brightness-redshift relation | Lecture 7 |
| 8 | May 14th: Baryon Accoustic Oscillations, Thermodynamics in the expanding universe | Lecture 8 |
| 9 | May 19th: Entropy, Equilibrium treatment of recombination | Lecture 9 |
| 10 | May 26th: Photon last scattering | Lecture 10 |
| 11 | May 28th: Angular scale of the horizon at recombination | Lecture 11 |
| 12 | June 9th: Neutrino decoupling, contribution of neutrinos to the energy density of the universe | Lecture 12 |
| 13 & 14 | June 16th and June 18th: Big Bang Nucleosynthesis (BBN) | Lectures 13 & 14 |
| 15 & 16 | June 23rd and June 25th: Boltzmann equation for Deuterium Burning, Introcudtion to Dark Matter | Lectures 15 & 16 |
| 17 & 18 | June 30th and July 2nd: Dark Matter: Boltzmann equation for freeze-out of a heavy relic, WIMP-miracle | Lectures 17 & 18 |
| - | July 9th: Summary | Summary |
| 19, 20 & 21 | July 7th , July 9th and July 14th: Direct detection of Dark matter, Baryogenesis | Lectures 19, 20 & 21 |
- Lecture notes and supplementary maeterial can be found here.
Tutorials
| Name | Office hours | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Herbi Dreiner | Time | Email, Skype |
| Max Berbig | Time | Email, Skype |
| Saurabh Nangia | Time | Email, Skype |
| Yong Xu | Time | Email, Skype |
- We will not offer weekly tutorial sessions. Instead you can reach the tutors during their office ours to ask questions etc.
Exercises
- The exercise can be submitted in groups.
- In order to take the exam you will have to obtain at least 50% of the available points from the exercise sheets
Exam
- The written exam will take place on Thursday July 16th from 13:00-16:00 in the Hörsaal of the Argelander Institue for Astronomy (Auf dem Hügel 71) .
Literature
- D.S Gorbunov, V.A. Rubakov, "Introduction to the Theory of the Early Universe: Hot Big Bang Theory"