Specific Competition
CE1 - Understand the basic conceptual schemes of Astrophysics
CE5 - Understand the models of the origin and evolution of the Universe
CE10 - Use current scientific instrumentation (both Earth-based and Space-based) and learn about its innovative technologies.
General Competencies
CG2 - Understand the technologies associated with observation in Astrophysics and instrumentation design
CG4 - Evaluate the orders of magnitude and develop a clear perception of physically different situations that show analogies allowing the use, to new problems, of synergies and known solutions
Basic skills
CB6 - Possess and understand knowledge that provides a basis or opportunity to be original in the development and/or application of ideas, often in a research context
CB7 - That students know how to apply the knowledge acquired and their ability to solve problems in new or little-known environments within broader contexts
CB8 - That students are able to integrate knowledge and face the complexity of formulating judgments based on information that, being incomplete or limited, includes reflections on the social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments
CB10 - That students possess the learning skills that allow them to continue studying in a way that will be largely self-directed or autonomous
Exclusive to the Theory and Computing Specialty
CX5 - Understanding the structure of the Universe on a Large Scale
6. Subject contents
Theoretical and practical contents of the subject
- Professor: Juan Eugenio Betancort Rijo
- Topics (headings):
1 Initial density fluctuations: random fields. Gravitational growth of density fluctuations in the linear regime.
2 Formation of structures in a purely baryon universe: Jeans mass; Silk cushioning; difficulties.
3 Dark matter: observations that indicate its existence.
4 Formation of structures with hot dark matter: "free streaming"; resolution of the difficulties of the purely baryon model; difficulties.
5 Tempered dark matter: "stagnant expansion"; issues.
6 Cold dark matter: transfer function.
7 Spherical collapse model for the formation of virialized objects.
8 Cosmic mass function: Press-Schechter formalism.
9 Two-point correlation function of galaxies: relationship to the power spectrum.
