Organizers |
Lecturers |
Participants |
Preface |
Long Lectures |
Gravitational waves / Alessandra BuonannoCourse 1: |
Introduction / 1: |
Linearization of Einstein equations / 2: |
Einstein equations and gauge symmetry / 2.1: |
Wave equation / 2.2: |
Transverse-traceless gauge / 2.3: |
Interaction of gravitational waves with point particles / 3: |
Newtonian and relativistic description of tidal gravity / 3.1: |
Description in the transverse-traceless gauge / 3.2: |
Description in the free-falling frame / 3.3: |
Key ideas underlying gravitational-wave detectors / 3.4: |
Effective stress-energy tensor of gravitational waves / 4: |
Generation of gravitational waves / 5: |
Sources in slow motion, weak-field and negligible self-gravity / 5.1: |
Sources in slow motion and weak-field, but non-negligible self-gravity / 5.2: |
Radiated energy, angular momentum and linear momentum / 5.3: |
Application to binary systems / 6: |
Inspiral waveforms at leading Newtonian order / 6.1: |
Inspiral waveform including post-Newtonian corrections / 6.2: |
Merger and ring-down waveforms / 6.3: |
Templates for data analysis / 6.4: |
Other astrophysical sources / 7: |
Pulsars / 7.1: |
Supernovae / 7.2: |
Cosmological sources / 8: |
Phenomenological bounds / 8.1: |
Gravitational waves produced by causal mechanisms / 8.2: |
Gravitational waves produced by cosmic and fundamental strings / 8.3: |
Gravitational waves produced during inflation / 8.4: |
References |
Baryogenesis / James M. ClineCourse 2: |
Observational evidence for the BAU |
Sakharov's conditions for baryogenesis |
B violation |
Loss of thermal equilibrium |
C, CP violation |
Examples of CP violation / 2.4: |
More history / 2.5: |
Example: GUT baryogenesis |
Washout processes |
B and CP violation in the standard model |
CP violation in the SM / 4.1: |
Electroweak phase transition and electroweak baryogenesis |
Strength of the phase transition |
EWPT in the MSSM |
A model of electroweak baryogenesis: 2HDM |
EDM constraints |
EWBG in the MSSM |
Other mechanisms; Leptogenesis |
String cosmology / Course 3: |
Dark energy |
The problem of scales / 1.1: |
The string theory landscape / 1.2: |
The Bousso-Polchinski (Brown-Teitelboim) mechanism / 1.3: |
Caveats to the landscape approach / 1.4: |
Inflation |
Brane-antibrane inflation |
Warped compactification |
Warped brane-antibrane inflation |
The [eta] problem |
Solutions (?) to the [eta] problem |
Confrontation with experiment / 2.6: |
Physics of the early universe and inflation / Lev KofmanCourse 4: |
Preamble |
Concise history of the early universe |
Big Bang: answered questions |
Big Bang: unanswered questions |
Inflation: answered questions |
Models of inflation |
Inflaton family portrait |
Global geometry |
Generalities |
De Sitter and FRW geometries / 4.2: |
FRW geometry / 4.3: |
Single FRW domain from inflation / 4.4: |
Scalar field fluctuations in de Sitter geometry / 4.5: |
Multiple FRW domains from inflation and fractal geometry in the future / 4.6: |
Generation of fluctuations from inflation |
Cosmic piano |
Generation of the scalar metrics fluctuations |
Generation of the tensor metrics fluctuations |
Probing models with fluctuations / 5.4: |
Preheating after inflation |
Heating the universe after inflation |
Pair creation by an electric field |
Linear resonant preheating |
Non-linear dynamics of resonant preheating |
Inflaton fragmentation / 6.5: |
Tachyonic preheating / 6.6: |
Gravitational waves from preheating / 6.7: |
Cosmic microwave background anisotropies up to second order / N. Bartolo ; S. Matarrese ; A. RiottoCourse 5: |
Perturbing gravity |
The collisionless Boltzmann equation for photons |
Collision term |
The collision integral |
Computation of different contributions to the collision term |
Final expression for the collision term |
The Brightness equation |
First order |
Second order |
Hierarchy equations for multipole moments |
Integral solution of the second-order Boltzmann equation |
The Boltzmann equation for baryons and cold dark matter |
Energy continuity equations |
Momentum continuity equations |
Linear solution of the Boltzmann equations |
Linear solutions in the limit of tight coupling |
Perturbation modes with k [double less-than sign] k[subscript eq] |
Perturbation modes with k [double greater-than sign] k[subscript eq] |
Conclusions / 9: |
Einstein's equations / Appendix A: |
The metric tensor / Appendix A.1: |
The connection coefficients / Appendix A.2: |
Einstein tensor / Appendix A.3: |
Energy-momentum tensor / Appendix A.4: |
First-order solutions of Einstein's equations in various eras / Appendix B: |
Matter-dominated era / Appendix B.1: |
Radiation-dominated era / Appendix B.2: |
Physics beyond the standard model and dark matter / Hitoshi MurayamaCourse 6: |
Particle physics and cosmology |
Next threshold |
Why beyond the standard model |
Empirical reasons |
Philosophical and aesthetic reasons |
Positron analogue |
Hierarchy problem |
Examples of physics beyond the standard model |
Supersymmetry |
Composite Higgs |
Extra dimensions |
Evidence for dark matter |
What dark matter is not |
MACHOs |
Neutrinos |
CHAMPs and SIMPs |
WIMP dark matter |
WIMP |
Boltzmann equation |
Analytic approximation |
Numerical integration |
The new minimal standard model |
Direct detection experiments |
Popular WIMPs |
Indirect detection experiments / 6.8: |
Dark horse candidates |
Gravitino |
Axion |
Other candidates / 7.3: |
Cosmic coincidence |
Gravitational lensing |
Deflection angle |
Amplification in microlensing |
MACHO search |
Strong lensing |
Short Topical Lectures |
Effective field theories and gravitational radiation / Walter D. GoldbergerCourse 7: |
Lecture I |
Introduction and motivation |
Effective field theories: a review |
Lecture II |
The binary inspiral as an EFT calculation |
The EFT for isolated compact objects |
Calculating observables |
Integrating out the orbital scale |
Radiation |
Finite size effects |
Redundant operators |
Holographic cosmology / Thomas HertogCourse 8: |
Framework |
Anti-de Sitter cosmologies |
Dual field theory evolution |
Discussion |
Neutrino physics and cosmology / Sergio PastorCourse 9: |
The cosmic neutrino background |
Relic neutrino production and decoupling |
Background evolution |
Neutrinos and Primordial Nucleosynthesis |
Extra radiation and the effective number of neutrinos |
Massive neutrinos |
Flavour oscillations and neutrino masses |
Neutrinos as dark matter |
Effects of neutrino masses on cosmology |
Brief description of cosmological observables |
Neutrino free-streaming |
Impact of massive neutrinos on the matter power spectrum |
Impact of massive neutrinos on the CMB anisotropy spectrum |
Current bounds on neutrino masses |
CMB anisotropies |
Galaxy redshift surveys |
Lyman-[alpha] forest |
Summary and discussion of current bounds / 7.4: |
Future sensitivities on neutrino masses from cosmology |
Cosmic microwave background: observational status / S. PrunetCourse 10: |
CMB temperature anisotropies: the "early" days |
WMAP first release |
Polarization of the CMB - discovery and first measurements |
WMAP three year release |
Conclusion |
Structure formation with numerical simulations / R. TeyssierCourse 11: |
The hierarchical scenario |
Computational cosmology |
Internal structure of dark matter haloes |
The halo model |
Galaxy formation physics |
The Mare Nostrum simulation |
Giving mass to the graviton / P. TinyakovCourse 12: |
Theoretical obstructions to massive gravity |
Constructing the massive gravity models |
Linear perturbations |
Some phenomenological implications |
Newton's potential |
Cosmological evolution |
Experimental signatures |
Summary and outlook |
Working Group Reports |
Dark matter on the smallest scales / E.R. Siegel ; G. D'Amico ; E. Di Napoli ; L. Fu ; M.P. Hertzberg ; N.T.T. Huong ; F. Palorini ; A. Sellerholm |
The dark matter problem |
Dark matter candidates |
Small scale structure |
Detectability and future work |
Scalar gravity: post-Newtonian corrections via an effective field theory approach / Rafael A. Porto ; Riccardo Sturani |
Scalar gravity |
NRGR |
Einstein-Infeld-Hoffmann |
Discussion - Conclusions |
Dark Matter in minimal trinification / D. George ; M. Hertzberg ; F. Metzler ; E. Siegel |
Trinification in a nutshell |
A simple case |
Light and darkness of trinification |
A Dark Matter candidate |
Relative abundance |
Decay time |
Conclusion and discussion |
Trans-Planckian physics from cosmology / S.E. Joras ; G. Marozzi ; R. Ansari |
Standard approach |
Trans-Planckian behavior: non-linear dispersion relation |
A pedagogical primer on preheating / M.A. Amin ; A. Brown ; A.D. Chambers ; A. Kumar ; J. Pritchard ; N. Sivanandam |
Inflation and its end |
A simple model of preheating |
Gravitational fluctuations |
Braneworld graviton interactions in early universe phase transitions / R.U.H. Ansari ; C. Delaunay ; R. Gwyn ; A. Knauf ; N.R. Shah ; F.R. Urban |
Braneworld cosmology |
Brane inflation and the Electroweak phase transition |
Gravitons |
Individual Seminars |