Juan Maldacena will lead the discussion. We'll then begin the subject of inflation. Please review the Brandenberger article above. Skip section 4. also check out Wayne Hu's webpage as a useful source of CMB informations and understanding. We still have no discussion leader, so people are especially encouraged to bring questions and comments concerning the reading that we can discuss.
Volunteers are still welcome.
This week Justin Khoury will lead our discussion on brane cosmology. The ambitious may go through section III, but the details are probably not worth the effort. Look here for reading. This week we shall return to the the theme of brane world cosmology. This week we will take a walk in the lyman-alpha forest.