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Lecture notes for FK5024. A B.Sc. course at the Stockholm University Department of Physics. Course title: Particle and nuclear physics, astrophysics and cosmology

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FK5024

Astrophysics and cosmology lecture notes for FK5024 (bachelor level).

Course title: Particle and nuclear physics, astrophysics and cosmology

  • Lecture11: Stellar fusion, Big Bang nucleosynthesis, supernovae, and white dwarf
  • Lecture12: Distance measurements through parallax, luminosity and magnitudes, the Hubble-Lemaitre law
  • Lecture13: Hubble-Lematire law continued, cosmic expansion, the Friedmann equations, equation of state
  • Lecture14: Cosmological constant (dark energy), critical energy density
  • Lecture15: Dark matter, The cosmic microwave background (CMB) and relation to early universe physics
  • Lecture16: Fundamental problems in big bang cosmology, cosmic inflation