Cosmological Perturbation Theory - Lecture 1
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Overview
Syllabus
Cosmological Perturbation Theory Lecture 1
History of the Universe
ESA Planck CMB temperature map
ESA Planck CMB polarization map
Planck CMB angular power spectra
ESA Planck CMB lensing map
ESA Planck CMB temperature map
COMPOSITION OF THE COSMOS TODAY
outline:
Key questions
Planck CMB angular power spectra
ESA Planck CMB temperature map
Einstein's theory of gravity: General Relativity
Friedmann's dynamic cosmology
FLRW metric
Breaking spatial symmetry
Scalar perturbations
Expanding equations order-by-order
Perturbation equations order-by-order
Fourier transform
Statistical distribution
Power spectrum
Higher-order statistics
Vector perturbations decompose
Tensor perturbations
Metric perturbations
Perturbation equations order-by-order
Fourier transform
Expanding equations order-by-order
Q&A
Taught by
International Centre for Theoretical Sciences