Computational
Python Boot Camp
Cosmology
– Andrew Wetzel’s list of insightful papers
– The Collection of Cosmology on the Beach lectures: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
– Carlton Baugh’s note on Correlation Function and Power Spectra in Cosmology
– Dodelson, Modern Cosmology: comprehensive, comprehensible, and succinct content
– Wayne Hu’s note on Transfer function
– Kolb & Turner, The Early Universe: bedtime story that turns extremely useful in the daily cosmological life
– Uros Seljak’s lecture notes in Theoretical Cosmology
Quantum Field Theory
After using all of the books listed below, I came to understand that all QFT books present practically the same material (same examples, same reasoning, same practice problems), and that the answer to one’s confusion doesn’t jump out just by going from one book to the next. Each book, however, has its strong point.
– Kaku: clear and comprehensive. Used as the main QFT textbook at Texas A&M.
– Peskin & Schroeder: a QFT dictionary that is not organized alphabetically. Good for finding things when you know where to look. Used as the main QFT textbook at Stanford and Berkeley.
– Ramond: compact and mathematical.
– Ryder: the best book to teach oneself for QFT beginners.
– Zee, “QFT in a Nutshell”: easy reading to refresh on the subject.
Problems & Solutions
– Ben’s Physics Problem Archive
Useful Links for Cosmology Calculations
Particle Data Group
Big Bang Online Resources
DarkSUSY Homepage
Dark Matter Limit Plot Generator
Code for Anisotropies in Microwave Background: CAMB Info
Cosmological Monte Carlo
LAMBDA
MicrOMEGAs
Initiative for Cosmology
