PARAMETRIZING THE UNIVERSE
- The global description of the Universe
Neutrinos
Inflation and perturbations
The standard cosmological model
Derived parameters
EXTENSIONS TO THE STANDARD MODEL
- More general perturbations
Dark matter properties
Dark energy
Complex ionization history
Varying `constants'
Cosmic topology
PROBES
- Direct measures of the Hubble constant
Supernovae as cosmological probes
Cosmic microwave background
Galaxy clustering
Clusters of galaxies
Clustering in the inter-galactic medium
Gravitational lensing
Peculiar velocities
BRINGING OBSERVATIONS TOGETHER
OUTLOOK FOR THE FUTURE
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