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The purpose of this School is to provide an introduction to the current state of research in cosmology and astroparticle physics.  It is intended for beginning graduate students, as well as more senior non-expert researchers that are interested in these fields.


Llist of TOPICS & LECTURERS:

First week:

• INTRODUCTION TO COSMOLOGY - J. Peacock (Univ. of Edinburgh)
• LENSING - U. Seljak (UC & LBNL Berkeley & Zürich U.)
• GRAVITATIONAL WAVES - F. Pretorius (Princeton University)
• DARK ENERGY - A. Tolley (Perimeter Institute)
• LARGE SCALE STRUCTURE - M. White (UC Berkeley)
• CLUSTERS - J. Cohn (UC Berkeley)

Second week:

• DARK MATTER - G. Bertone (IAP Paris & Zürich U.)
• COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND - M. Zaldarriaga (IAS, Princeton)
• NEUTRINOS IN PARTICLE PHYSICS, ASTROPHYSICS AND COSMOLOGY - G.Raffelt (Max Planck, Münich)
• GALAXY FORMATION - H.J. Mo (UMass, Amherst)
• INFLATION - D. Baumann (IAS, Princeton)

Material

Summer School in Cosmology | (smr 2156)
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  • Monday, 19 July 2010
    • 08:30 - 09:45 REGISTRATION & ADMINISTRATIVE FORMALITIES
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building, Lobby
      • 08:30 REGISTRATION & ADMINISTRATIVE FORMALITIES 1h15'
    • 09:45 - 10:00 WELCOME
      • 09:45 WELCOME 15'
    • 10:00 - 11:00 Introduction to Cosmology - Lecture 1
      • 10:00 Introduction to Cosmology - Lecture 1 1h0'
        Speaker: J.A. Peacock (University of Edinburgh, U.K.)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 11:00 - 11:45 Coffee Break
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Terrace
      • 11:00 Coffee Break 45'
    • 11:45 - 12:45 Gravitational Waves - Lecture 1
      • 11:45 Gravitational Waves - Lecture 1 1h0'
        Speaker: F. Pretorius (Princeton University, U.S.A.)
    • 12:45 - 14:15 Lunch Break
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Cafeteria
      • 12:45 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 14:15 - 15:15 Lensing - Lecture 1
      • 14:15 Lensing - Lecture 1 1h0'
        Speaker: U. Seljak (UC & LBNL Berkeley, U.S.A. & Zürich University, Switzerland)
    • 15:15 - 16:15 Dark Energy - Lecture 1
      • 15:15 Dark Energy - Lecture 1 1h0'
        Speaker: A.J. Tolley (Perimeter Institute, Canada)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 16:15 - 16:45 Break
      • 16:15 Break 30'
    • 16:45 - 17:45 Discussion Session
      • 16:45 Discussion Session 1h0'
  • Tuesday, 20 July 2010
    • 09:30 - 10:30 Introduction to Cosmology - Lecture 2
      • 09:30 Introduction to Cosmology - Lecture 2 1h0'
        Speaker: J.A. Peacock (University of Edinburgh, U.K.)
    • 10:30 - 11:15 Coffee Break
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Terrace
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 45'
    • 11:15 - 12:15 Large Scale Structure - Lecture 1
      • 11:15 Large Scale Structure - Lecture 1 1h0'
        Speaker: M. White (UC Berkeley, U.S.A.)
    • 12:15 - 13:45 Lunch Break
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Cafeteria
      • 12:15 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 13:45 - 14:45 Dark Energy - Lecture 2
      • 13:45 Dark Energy - Lecture 2 1h0'
        Speaker: A.J. Tolley (Perimeter Institute, Canada)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 14:45 - 15:45 Lensing - Lecture 2
      • 14:45 Lensing - Lecture 2 1h0'
        Speaker: U. Seljak (UC & LBNL Berkeley, U.S.A. & Zürich University, Switzerland)
    • 15:45 - 16:15 Break
      • 15:45 Break 30'
    • 16:15 - 17:15 Discussion Session
      • 16:15 Discussion Session 1h0'
  • Wednesday, 21 July 2010
    • 09:30 - 10:30 Lensing - Lecture 3
      • 09:30 Lensing - Lecture 3 1h0'
        Speaker: U. Seljak (UC & LBNL Berkeley, U.S.A. & Zürich University, Switzerland)
    • 10:30 - 11:15 Coffee Break
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Terrace
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 45'
    • 11:15 - 12:15 Large Scale Structure - Lecture 2
      • 11:15 Large Scale Structure - Lecture 2 1h0'
        Speaker: M. White (UC Berkeley, U.S.A.)
    • 12:15 - 13:45 Lunch Break
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Cafeteria
      • 12:15 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 13:45 - 14:45 Introduction to Cosmology - Lecture 3
      • 13:45 Introduction to Cosmology - Lecture 3 1h0'
        Speaker: J.A. Peacock (University of Edinburgh, U.K.)
    • 14:45 - 15:45 Gravitational Waves - Lecture 2
      • 14:45 Gravitational Waves - Lecture 2 1h0'
        Speaker: F. Pretorius (Princeton University, U.S.A.)
    • 15:45 - 16:15 Break
      • 15:45 Break 30'
    • 16:15 - 17:15 Clusters - Lecture 1
      • 16:15 Clusters - Lecture 1 1h0'
        Speaker: J. Cohn (UC Berkeley, U.S.A.)
  • Thursday, 22 July 2010
    • 09:30 - 10:30 Introduction to Cosmology - Lecture 4
      • 09:30 Introduction to Cosmology - Lecture 4 1h0'
        Speaker: J.A. Peacock (University of Edinburgh, U.K.)
    • 10:30 - 11:15 Coffee Break
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Terrace
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 45'
    • 11:15 - 12:15 Large Scale Structure - Lecture 3
      • 11:15 Large Scale Structure - Lecture 3 1h0'
        Speaker: M. White (UC Berkeley, U.S.A.)
    • 12:15 - 13:45 Lunch Break
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Cafeteria
      • 12:15 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 13:45 - 14:45 Gravitational Waves - Lecture 3
      • 13:45 Gravitational Waves - Lecture 3 1h0'
        Speaker: F. Pretorius (Princeton University, U.S.A.)
    • 14:45 - 15:45 Dark Energy - Lecture 3
      • 14:45 Dark Energy - Lecture 3 1h0'
        Speaker: A.J. Tolley (Perimeter Institute, Canada)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 15:45 - 16:15 Break
      • 15:45 Break 30'
    • 16:15 - 17:15 Research Presentations by Participants
      • 16:15 Research Presentations by Participants 1h0'
  • Friday, 23 July 2010
    • 09:30 - 10:30 Gravitational Waves - Lecture 4
      • 09:30 Gravitational Waves - Lecture 4 1h0'
        Speaker: F. Pretorius (Princeton University, U.S.A.)
    • 10:30 - 11:15 Coffee Break
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Terrace
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 45'
    • 11:15 - 12:15 Large Scale Structure - Lecture 4
      • 11:15 Large Scale Structure - Lecture 4 1h0'
        Speaker: M. White (UC Berkeley, U.S.A.)
    • 12:15 - 13:45 Lunch Break
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Cafeteria
      • 12:15 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 13:45 - 14:45 Clusters - Lecture 2
      • 13:45 Clusters - Lecture 2 1h0'
        Speaker: J. Cohn (UC Berkeley, U.S.A.)
    • 14:45 - 15:45 Dark Energy - Lecture 4
      • 14:45 Dark Energy - Lecture 4 1h0'
        Speaker: A.J. Tolley (Perimeter Institute, Canada)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 15:45 - 16:15 Break
      • 15:45 Break 30'
    • 16:15 - 17:15 Discussion Session
      • 16:15 Discussion Session 1h0'
  • Monday, 26 July 2010
    • 09:30 - 10:30 Neutrinos in Particle Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology - Lecture 1
      • 09:30 Neutrinos in Particle Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology - Lecture 1 1h0'
        Speaker: G. Raffelt (Max Planck, Munich, Germany)
    • 10:30 - 11:15 Coffee Break
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Terrace
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 45'
    • 11:15 - 12:15 Galaxy Formation - Lecture 1
      • 11:15 Galaxy Formation - Lecture 1 1h0'
        Speaker: H.J. Mo (UMass, Amherst, U.S.A.)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 12:15 - 13:45 Lunch Break
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Cafeteria
      • 12:15 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 13:45 - 14:45 Inflation - Lecture 1
      • 13:45 Inflation - Lecture 1 1h0'
        Speaker: D.D. Baumann (IAS, Princeton, U.S.A.)
    • 14:45 - 15:45 Cosmic Microwave Background - Lecture 1
      • 14:45 Cosmic Microwave Background - Lecture 1 1h0'
        Speaker: M. Zaldarriaga (IAS, Princeton, U.S.A.)
    • 15:45 - 16:15 Break
      • 15:45 Break 30'
    • 16:15 - 17:15 Research Presentations by Participants
      • 16:15 Research Presentations by Participants 1h0'
  • Tuesday, 27 July 2010
    • 09:30 - 10:30 Neutrinos in Particle Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology - Lecture 2
      • 09:30 Neutrinos in Particle Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology - Lecture 2 1h0'
        Speaker: G. Raffelt (Max Planck, Munich, Germany)
    • 10:30 - 11:15 Coffee Break
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Terrace
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 45'
    • 11:15 - 12:15 Cosmic Microwave Background - Lecture 2
      • 11:15 Cosmic Microwave Background - Lecture 2 1h0'
        Speaker: M. Zaldarriaga (IAS, Princeton, U.S.A.)
    • 12:15 - 13:45 Lunch Break
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Cafeteria
      • 12:15 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 13:45 - 14:45 Dark Matter - Lecture 1
      • 13:45 Dark Matter - Lecture 1 1h0'
        Speaker: G. Bertone (IAP Paris, France & Zurich University, Switzerland)
    • 14:45 - 15:45 Cosmic Microwave Background - Lecture 3
      • 14:45 Cosmic Microwave Background - Lecture 3 1h0'
        Speaker: M. Zaldarriaga (IAS, Princeton, U.S.A.)
    • 15:45 - 16:15 Break
      • 15:45 Break 30'
    • 16:15 - 17:15 Discussion Session
      • 16:15 Discussion Session 1h0'
  • Wednesday, 28 July 2010
    • 09:30 - 10:30 Dark Matter - Lecture 2
      • 09:30 Dark Matter - Lecture 2 1h0'
        Speaker: G. Bertone (IAP Paris, France & Zurich University, Switzerland)
    • 10:30 - 11:15 Coffee Break
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Terrace
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 45'
    • 11:15 - 12:15 Cosmic Microwave Background - Lecture 4
      • 11:15 Cosmic Microwave Background - Lecture 4 1h0'
        Speaker: M. Zaldarriaga (IAS, Princeton, U.S.A.)
    • 12:15 - 13:45 Lunch Break
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Cafeteria
      • 12:15 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 13:45 - 14:45 Inflation - Lecture 2
      • 13:45 Inflation - Lecture 2 1h0'
        Speaker: D.D. Baumann (IAS, Princeton, U.S.A.)
    • 14:45 - 15:45 Galaxy Formation - Lecture 2
      • 14:45 Galaxy Formation - Lecture 2 1h0'
        Speaker: H.J. Mo (UMass, Amherst, U.S.A.)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 15:45 - 16:15 Break
      • 15:45 Break 30'
    • 16:15 - 17:15 Discussion Session
      • 16:15 Discussion Session 1h0'
  • Thursday, 29 July 2010
    • 09:30 - 10:30 Galaxy Formation - Lecture 3
      • 09:30 Galaxy Formation - Lecture 3 1h0'
        Speaker: H.J. Mo (UMass, Amherst, U.S.A.)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 10:30 - 11:15 Coffee Break
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Terrace
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 45'
    • 11:15 - 12:15 Dark Matter - Lecture 3
      • 11:15 Dark Matter - Lecture 3 1h0'
        Speaker: G. Bertone (IAP Paris, France & Zurich University, Switzerland)
    • 12:15 - 13:45 Lunch Break
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Cafeteria
      • 12:15 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 13:45 - 14:45 Neutrinos in Particle Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology - Lecture 3
      • 13:45 Neutrinos in Particle Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology - Lecture 3 1h0'
        Speaker: G. Raffelt (Max Planck, Munich, Germany)
    • 14:45 - 15:45 Inflation - Lecture 3
      • 14:45 Inflation - Lecture 3 1h0'
        Speaker: D.D. Baumann (IAS, Princeton, U.S.A.)
    • 15:45 - 16:15 Break
      • 15:45 Break 30'
    • 16:15 - 17:15 Research Presentations by Participants
      • 16:15 Research Presentations by Participants 1h0'
  • Friday, 30 July 2010
    • 09:00 - 10:00 Dark Matter - Lecture 4
      • 09:00 Dark Matter - Lecture 4 1h0'
        Speaker: G. Bertone (IAP Paris, France & Zurich University, Switzerland)
    • 10:00 - 10:30 Coffee Break
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Terrace
      • 10:00 Coffee Break 30'
    • 10:30 - 11:30 Neutrinos in Particle Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology - Lecture 4
      • 10:30 Neutrinos in Particle Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology - Lecture 4 1h0'
        Speaker: G. Raffelt (Max Planck, Munich, Germany)
    • 11:30 - 12:30 Inflation - Lecture 4
      • 11:30 Inflation - Lecture 4 1h0'
        Speaker: D.D. Baumann (IAS, Princeton, U.S.A.)
    • 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Cafeteria
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 15:00 Galaxy Formation - Lecture 4
      • 14:00 Galaxy Formation - Lecture 4 1h0'
        Speaker: H.J. Mo (UMass, Amherst, U.S.A.)
        Material: lecture notes