References to cosmological sites featuring in-depth coverage of issues like dark matter, black holes and symmetric theory.

Articles about the Universe, Cosmology, Quantum Mechanics, Relativity & collection of some FAQ's.

A theory that unites quantum mechanics and general relativity claims that there was no first moment in time, but it still agrees with the predictions of classical cosmology.

The aim of this lecture is to highlight two areas of recent progress in inflationary cosmology, namely reheating and the quantum theory of cosmological perturbations.

A simple, non-technical introduction to the pre-big bang scenario is given, emphasizing physical motivations, considerations, and consequences over formalism.

In this paper, the fundamentals of modern cosmology for an isotropic and homogeneous space-time will be reviewed. Other issues suggesting a more general theory are presented and inflation is introduced as a resolution to this conundrum.

This page presents a fairly extensive overview of the big bang model. Topics include nucleosynthesis, the Friedmann equation, and the cosmological constant.

A site dedicated to cosmology, both basic and advanced, maintained by Cambridge university

Online list of classic research papers in relativistic cosmology and general relativity, with links to arXiv.org when available.

General relativity does not allow one to specify the topology of space, leaving the possibility that space is multi- rather than simply- connected. This paper reviews the mathematical properties of multi-connected spaces, and the different tools to classify them and to analyse their properties.

Recently two different groups have measured the apparent brightness of supernovae with redshifts near z = 1. Based on this data the old idea of a cosmological constant is making a comeback.

The aim of this set of lectures is a systematic presentation of a 1+3 covariant approach to studying the geometry, dynamics, and observational properties of relativistic cosmological models.

The aim of this set of lectures is a systematic presentation of a 1+3 covariant approach to studying the geometry, dynamics, and observational properties of relativistic cosmological models.

From the Official String Theory Website. Basic and advanced tutorials on the age and structure of the universe, the Big Bang, and the relation of string theory to cosmology.

A collection of articles explaining cosmology and the theory of relativity, as well as biographies of noted cosmologists.

Lecture Notes delivered at the Xth Brazilian School on Cosmology and Gravitation, Mangaratiba, Rio de Janeiro, July 29 - August 9, 2002.

Progress in early Universe cosmology, including strings, extra dimensions, inflation, phase transitions, and baryogenesis, is reviewed.

A very basic overview of cosmology

Contains a cosmology tutorial. Preliminary introduction to General Relativity and its application to Cosmology. Also study of stringy matter as a part of the Universe.

Discusses philosophical views about cosmology in the 1930s and 1940s; from the Stanford Encyclopedia, by George Gale.

A tutorial introducing the use of dynamical systems to study the large scale structure of the universe.

An article on the Einstein-deSitter model of cosmology

This is a contracted version of a series of lectures for graduate and undergraduate students

This site is intended to help the reader step outside of time and imagine the shape of what is ultimately possible in a timeless universe.

Article from Eric Weisstein's World of Physics.

This is a pedagogical paper which explains some ideas in cosmology at a level accessible to undergraduate students. Following standard quantization procedures the Wheeler-DeWitt equation in the minisuperspace approximation is derived for empty and non-empty universes.

A set of postrscript lecture notes on the basic principles of cosmology.

These notes form an introduction to cosmology with special emphasis on large scale structure, the cmb anisotropy and inflation. In some places a basic familiarity with particle physics is assumed, but otherwise no special knowledge is needed.

Contains report of a seminar on a model cosmology. Preliminary introduction to General Relativity with application to cosmology.

Introduction to cosmology and inflation by Scott Watson of Brown University.

These lecture notes provide an introduction to cosmic inflation. In particular the basic concepts of inflation, generation of density perturbations, and reheating after inflation.

A review of the geometry and density of the universe, with a focus on inflationary models.

A review of current unsolved problems in mathematical cosmology

Minkowski functionals provide a novel tool to characterize the large-scale galaxy distribution in the Universe. Here we give a brief tutorial on the basic features of these morphological measures and indicate their practical application for simulation data and galaxy redshift catalogues as examples.

A short review of recent results on exact solutions in multidimensional cosmology

A review of how the understanding of our Universe has evolved

This lecture gives a short introduction to different methods used in cosmology. The focus is on major features of N-body simulations: equations, main numerical techniques, effects of resolution, and methods of halo identification.

An introduction to particle aspects of cosmology with particular reference to primordial nucleosynthesis, dark matter and baryogenesis is provided. In particular, various scenarios-GUT baryogenesis, electroweak baryogenesis and baryogenesis through leptogenesis are reviewed.

A set of notes tracing the historical development of cosmology in a qualitative way.

The big bang theory works better than ever. If only cosmologists could figure out that mysterious acceleration....

Pablo G. Ostrov explains Big Bang theory for non-scientists.

Learn about the origins of the universe and its fate. Einstein's Theory of Relativity is both interesting and comprehensible.

Detailed explanations of the most important ideas and developments in human understanding of the universe. Includes original essays by some of today's leading figures in cosmology, along with original illustrations, program descriptions, explanations of cosmological terms and theories, and brief biographies. Also, the Ask the Experts section encourages the audience to submit questions, some of which will be answered by experts in the field.

A lecture on aspects of superstring theory and cosmology.

Talk presented at COSPAR '02, Houston, Texas, October 2002.

The following pages present a discussion of the role the cosmological constant plays in modern cosmology. They are designed to offer an overview of how the cosmological constant alters standard cosmology, and to discuss whether a non-zero cosmological constant exists today.

A short article on the possible structures for space in the Friedmann-Robertson-Walker model

A thesis (in PDF format) which studies the possible topologies of the universe and their physical implications.

Includes a staff list and a brief description of work done in that centre.

Theoretical cosmologists study the evolution and composition of the universe as a system, constructing theories and confronting them with experiments and observations