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lecture notes:

     •      Introduction     

     •      History & Principles

     •      Friedmann-Robertson-Walker Models

     •      The Thermal History of the Universe

     •      Big Bang Nucleosynthesis

     •      Inflation

     •      Gauge Invariant Perturbations + Baryogenesis  

     •      Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation:

                -      observations

                -      theory

     •      The Large-Scale Structure of the Universe

     •      Cosmic Dawn: The First Stars & Galaxies

     •      Observational Cosmology:

                -      the distance ladder

                -      CMB & surveys

     •      Gravitational Waves

     •      Computational Cosmology

     •      Open Problems in Cosmology:

                -      the CDM crisis

                -      alternative gravity

- supplementary notes on Inflation, GIP and Baryogenesis by Juan Garcia-Bellido

- annotated notes created by MSc students from the year 2020/21 can be found under Links

recorded classes:

     •      Introduction+Principles     

     •      History

     •      Friedmann-Models-1, Friedmann-Models-2

     •      Thermal History

     •      Big Bang Nucleosynthesis

     •      Inflation

     •      GIP+Baryogenesis  

     •      CMBR I

     •      CMBR II

     •      LSS-1, LSS-2+CosmicDawn-1

     •      CosmicDawn-2+Observations I

     •      Observations II

     •      GWs

     •      OpenProblems

Please check the actual class schedule for 2025/26.