450102 SE COSMOS Topic Seminar: Hot topics in cosmology (2022W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 45 - Doktoratsstudium Geowissenschaften, Geographie und Astronomie

Continuous assessment of course work

ON-SITE

Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Registration is open from Mo 05.09.2022 00:00 to We 28.09.2022 23:59
Registration is open from Mo 03.10.2022 00:00 to We 12.10.2022 23:59
Deregistration possible until Su 16.10.2022 23:59

Details

max. 10 participants

Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Wednesday 05.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 1 Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
Wednesday 12.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 1 Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
Wednesday 19.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 1 Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
Wednesday 09.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 1 Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
Wednesday 16.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 1 Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
Wednesday 23.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 1 Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
Wednesday 30.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 1 Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
Wednesday 07.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 1 Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
Wednesday 14.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 1 Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
Wednesday 11.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 1 Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
Wednesday 18.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 1 Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
Wednesday 25.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 1 Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The aim of this seminar is for MSc and PhD students in astrophysics or physics to get familiar with current topics in the field of physical cosmology, as well as train their presentation skills.

Each student will prepare and teach a 1h lecture incl. lecture notes on one of the current hot topics in cosmology, e.g.
- the cosmic microwave background
- gravitational waves as a cosmological probe
- weak gravitational lensing
- baryon acoustic oscillations and galaxy clustering
- the H0 tension and the distance ladder
- reionization of the Universe and the first galaxies
- cosmic inflation and how we can probe it
- dark matter candidates and astrophysical constraints
- dark energy and modified gravity
- current tensions and challenges to the LCDM standard model

Literature suggestions will be provided for any of the topics. Topics will be decided following the first meeting. Following each lecture, we will discuss the topic that we learned about together.

Assessment and permitted materials

For the final mark, the quality of the presentation and lecture notes, as well as the continuous participation in the discussions will be considered.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

(a) Required attendance: at least 80%
If (a) is fulfilled, the final mark will be calculated from
(b) the quality of the presentation and lecture notes (66%)
(c) active participation in the discussions (34%)

Examination topics

n/a

Reading list

Will be provided via the moodle page.

Association in the course directory

PM-Astr

Last modified: We 05.10.2022 10:30