Advanced Astrophysics: Cosmology and Galaxy Formation, 2014-2016
Lecturer: Prof. Avishai Dekel
TA and recitation lecturer: Nir Mandelker
Derivation of Friedmann equations from GR
Friedmann equations and solutions without a cosmological constant
Friedmann equations (continued) and solutions with a cosmological constant
Cosmography (distances in cosmology)
Fluctuation statistics and the power spectrum
Linear theory in the matter dominated regime
Linear theory in the radiation dominated regime
Press-Schechter and EPS theory
Two body relaxation and dynamical friction
Migration in disks and Toomre instability