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PHYS-402: Astrophysics V : observational cosmology

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Cosmology is the study of the structure and evolution of the universe as a whole. This course describes the principal themes of cosmology, as seen from the point of view of observations.

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Jean-Paul Richard Kneib

Official source

https://edu.epfl.ch/coursebook/en/astrophysics-v-observational-cosmology-PHYS-402

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http://go.epfl.ch/PHYS-402

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Summary

Cosmology is the study of the structure and evolution of the universe as a whole. This course describes the principal themes of cosmology, as seen from the point of view of observations.

Lectures

Instructor

Jean-Paul Richard Kneib

Official source

https://edu.epfl.ch/coursebook/en/astrophysics-v-observational-cosmology-PHYS-402

Moodle Page

http://go.epfl.ch/PHYS-402

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Astrophysics: Physical cosmology

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