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14927
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| Year |
3
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| Semester |
S2
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| ECTS Credits |
6
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| Workload |
TP(60H)
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| Scientific area |
Physics
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Entry requirements |
None
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Learning outcomes |
1. Understanding observations with implications for cosmological conceptions
2. Understanding Relativity as the crucial physical theory for cosmology
3. To acquire a working knowledge of Relativity necessary to the understanding of Newtonian gravitation, black holes and cosmological models
4. Combining Relativity and cosmologically relevant observations into an understanding of the model of evolution of the Universe from the Big Bang to the present, and the future
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Syllabus |
1. Fundamental Observations and Inferences
a) The contents of the Universe
b) Homogeneity, isotropy and expansion. Hubble law
2. Newtonian Gravitation and Einsteinian Relativity
a) Newtonian Gravitation
b) General Relativity. Einstein equations
c) Robertson-Walker metric
d) Schwarzschild metric. Black holes
3. Cosmological models
a) Friedmann equations
b) Evolution with matter, radiation, curvature, cosmological constant
4. Distances and the Age of the Universe
a) Distance in an expanding Universe. Measurements
b) The Age of the Universe
5. Density of the Universe and dark matter
a) Dark matter in galaxies and in clusters
b) Dark matter and structure
c) Considerations on the nature of dark matter
6. The Big Bang and the Early Universe
a) Cosmic background radiation
b) Nucleosynthesis
c) Inflation
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Main Bibliography |
1. Gron O, Naess A (2011). Einstein's Theory: A Rigorous Introduction for the Mathematically Untrained. New York: Springer
2. Henriques AB (2009). Teoria da Relatividade Geral: Uma Introdução. Lisboa: IST Press
3. Liddle A (2015). An Introduction to Modern Cosmology, 3rd ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons
4. Roos M (2015). Introduction to Cosmology, 4th ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons
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Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria |
Standard theoretical lectures
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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