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Searching the Cosmos: Ripples from Avant-Garde Cosmological Probes

Montero Camacho, Paulo

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2019, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Physics.
The standard model of cosmology (ΛCDM model) makes several well-justified assumptions about the underlying physics involved in cosmology from the early Universe up till now. Based on those assumptions the standard model of cosmology makes extremely precise, and successful, predictions about the physical properties of the Universe we live on. Even though the ΛCDM model of Cosmology has proved to be remarkably successful, there are still open questions. This thesis presents the work I have done to explore the relaxation of a few of those well-justified assumptions, in order to study the impact they could have on our current understanding of different cosmological probes. In Chapter 2, I consider possible sources - within the Physics Standard Model - of circular polarization in the Cosmic Microwave Background, and resolve the conflict between previous results in the literature. Chapter 3 shows the effects of inhomogeneous reionzation in the Lyman-α forest. Also it studies a first approach at mitigating these effects in near-future Lyman-α data. Finally, I discuss white dwarf star explosions as a constraining mechanism for primordial black holes as Dark Matter candidates in Chapter 4.
Christopher M. Hirata (Advisor)
Barbara Ryden (Committee Member)
Amy Connolly (Committee Member)
Eric Braaten (Committee Member)
228 p.

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  • Montero Camacho, P. (2019). Searching the Cosmos: Ripples from Avant-Garde Cosmological Probes [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1562949205379439

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Montero Camacho, Paulo. Searching the Cosmos: Ripples from Avant-Garde Cosmological Probes. 2019. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1562949205379439.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Montero Camacho, Paulo. "Searching the Cosmos: Ripples from Avant-Garde Cosmological Probes." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1562949205379439

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)