Frontiers of Modern Astronomy
Course content
Dec/Jan
Pulsars
1.
Properties of pulsars
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2.
Pulsars as radio sources
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3.
The life of pulsars
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4.
Observations of pulsars
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5.
Pulsars as tools
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6.
Searching for pulsars
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7.
Pulsars at other wavelengths
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8.
The future
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Michael Kramer's Review of Pulsars
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Duncan Lorimer's Review of Pulsars
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Double Pulsar Nature paper
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Double Pulsar Science paper
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Jan/Feb
Introduction to Cosmology
0.
Overview
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1.
Introduction to Cosmology
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1.1
Cosmological expansion and redshift
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1.2
The Geometry of the Universe
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1.3
Dynamics of the Universe
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1.4
Observational cosmology
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Feb/Mar
Gravitational Lenses
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Overview
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1.
Introduction and history
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2.
Geometry of lens systems
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3.
Searches for gravitational lenses
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4.
Mass models for galaxies
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5.
The Hubble constant
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6.
Cosmology
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7.
Microlensing and cluster lensing
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8.
Conclusion and the future
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April/May
Cosmic Microwave Background
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Contents
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1.
Prologue: Blackbodies
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2.
Discovery of the CMB
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3.
Early History of the Universe
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4.
The CMB and the History of the Universe
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5.
The Geometry of the Universe
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6.
Structure in the Universe
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7.
Epilogue: 21st Century CMB Science
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8.
Further Reading
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mid June
Final Test and End of course