Dr David Mulryne Project Abstracts

David Mulryne Project Abstracts

BSc Project Abstract

Inflationary cosmology and the very early universe. 
This project will review the standard model of cosmology and where the theory of inflation fits within it, how inflation solves various problems with the hot big bang model of the universe, and how it provides an origin for all structure in the universe. There will be an opportunity to solve the cosmological equations analytically or numerically and compare the results with current constraints.

Pre-requisites are Mathematical Techniques 3. Co-requisites are Space Time & Gravity, Quantum Mechanics B, and Physical Cosmology.

 

MSci Investigative and Research Projects

Inflationary cosmology and the very early universe. 
This project will follow the plan of the BSc project, but the focus will be on deriving and solving analytically the differential equations which govern the evolution of the seeds of structure in the very early universe. This will involve the application of quantum mechanics and cosmological perturbation theory to inflation. The student will then compute the observable signatures of different candidate models of inflation comparing their results with observational data. The project can be extended by solving the equations of motion in more complicated circumstances, using numerical techniques (for students with a C++ background), or by considering the high energy theory origin of models of inflation and the study of novel models.
Pre-requisites for this project are Mathematical Techniques 3, Space Time & Gravity, Quantum Mechanics B, and Physical Cosmology.

 

Juno Champion

The school holds Juno Champion status, the highest award of this IoP scheme to recognise and reward departments that can demonstrate they have taken action to address the under-representation of women in university physics and to encourage better practice for both women and men.