Warning: UNDER CONSTRUCTION. Readings for each week's lectures are listed here.
| Week | Lecture notes | Readings |
Suggestions for more depth/ see also |
| Jan. 15 | W | Baumann 2.1-2.2 |
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| Jan. 22 | M, W | Baumann 2.3-3.1 | K&T Ch 3 |
| Jan. 29 | M, W |
Baumann 3.1-3.2 |
K&T Ch 3 |
| Feb. 5 | M, W | Baumann 3.2.1, 3.2.4 | K&T Ch 3 |
| Feb. 12 |
M, W |
Baumann 3.2.4, 3.2.2
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Baumann's notes go into more detail on the interactions during BBN than his textbook does K&T Ch 4 (for BBN, this discussion is somewhat dated and may not be enormously enlightening on first read) K&T Ch 5.1 for the Boltzmann equation |
| Feb. 19 | M, W | Baumann 3.2.2 |
K&T Ch. 5.2
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| Feb. 26 |
M, W |
Baumann 3.2.2 |
Lectures on direct detection (Lin) and indirect detection (Slatyer); on the particle physics of DM more generally (Safdi) |
| Mar. 4 |
M, W |
project topic choice deadline |
Hall et al, freeze-in |
| Mar. 18 |
M, W combined lecture notes covering Feb. 21-Mar. 18 (particle dark matter)
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Abazajian, sterile neutrinos | |
| Mar. 25 | M, W |
hot off the presses: O'Hare, axion DM review |
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| Apr. 1 |
M, W |
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| Apr. 8 | W | paper rough drafts due Apr 10 | |
| Apr. 15 | M, W | presentations (feedback form) | |
| Apr. 22 | M, W | presentations | |
| Apr. 29 | M, W | presentations |