SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME
I. General Introduction
Standard model: theoretical basis
Standard model: observational basis and history
Introduction to Particle Physics
Introduction to Astroparticle Physics
II. Structure formation
Observations of large-scale structure
Theory: evolution of perturbations - Newtonian and relativistic approaches
Galaxies and clusters
Numerical simulations
Analysis techniques
III. Cosmic Microwave Background
Spectral distortions
Theory: temperature and polarization anisotropies
Observations of CMB anisotropies
Analysis techniques
IV. Inflation and Early Universe
Inflation
Other theories
Nucleosynthesis
Non-Gaussianity
V. Dark matter detection
Direct
Indirect
VI. Instrumentation and experimental techniques
CMB and far-IR
Visible/IR imagers and spectrographs
Dark matter detection
VII. Dark energy, dark matter and gravity
Supernovae as cosmological probes: discovery of dark energy
Low-z cosmological probes based on structure:
-BAO & z-space distortions
-Galaxy lensing
-CMB lensing
-Clusters
VIII. Dark energy theory and observational constraints
IX. Modified gravity theory and observational constraints
X. Projects and prospective