Cosmology (PHY-0268)

Spring 2025 · PHY 0268 · Tufts University · 3 credits · Undergraduate

The standard (big bang) cosmological model; expanding universe; background radiation, production of helium and other elements; galaxy formation; cosmological phase transitions; inflation; monopoles, strings and walls; quantum cosmology. Recommended: Familiarity with general relativity and statistical physics.

Course codes: PHY-0268, PHY 0268, PHY0268, PHY-268, PHY 268, PHY268

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