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ASTR 5770 Cosmology Fall 2021:
Problem Sets
Problem Set 1. Pick a survey
due in class Wed Sep 1.
Problem Set 2. The Universe (Ch 10)
due in class Wed Sep 8.
Problem Set 3. Hubble diagram (Ch 10)
due in class Wed Sep 15.
Supernova data downloadable from
https://archive.stsci.edu/prepds/ps1cosmo#dataaccess
The relevant summary data file is
hlsp_ps1cosmo_panstarrs_gpc1_all_model_v1_lcparam-full.txt
Mathematica notebook:
snhubblediag.nb
Problem Set 4. Special Relativity (Ch 1)
due in class Wed Sep 22.
Twin paradox spacetime diagram
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Problem Set 5. Deflection of light by the Sun (Ch 2)
due in class Wed Oct 6.
Problem Set 6. Geodesics in a FLRW universe (Chs 4, 10)
due in class Wed Oct 13.
Problem Set 7. Big Bang Nucleosynthesis of
4
He
due in class Wed Oct 20.
Mathematica notebook:
neutronfreezeout.nb
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Problem Set 8. Generic behavior of radiation (Ch 30)
due in class Wed Nov 3.
Problem Set 9. Program the equations for the simplest set of cosmological assumptions (Ch 30)
due in class Wed Dec 1.
My solution (Mathematica notebook):
cmb_simple.nb
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Final: Matter power spectrum (Ch 30)
due noon Wed Dec 15.
Power spectrum data (North and South) from
https://svn.sdss.org/public/data/eboss/DR16cosmo/tags/v1_0_1/dataveccov/lrg_elg_qso/LRG_Pk/Data_LRGPk_NGC_0.6z1.0_postrecon.txt
and
https://svn.sdss.org/public/data/eboss/DR16cosmo/tags/v1_0_1/dataveccov/lrg_elg_qso/LRG_Pk/Data_LRGPk_SGC_0.6z1.0_postrecon.txt
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Updated 2021 Dec 7