Axion Cosmology
  1. Introduction 2. Models: the QCD axion; the strong CP problem; PQWW, KSVZ,
DFSZ; anomalies, instantons and the potential; couplings; axions in string
theory 3. Production and I.C.'s: SSB and non-perturbative physics; the axion
field during inflation and PQ SSB; cosmological populations - decay of parent,
topological defects, thermal production, vacuum realignment 4. The Cosmological
Field: action; background evolution; misalignment for QCD axion and ALPs;
cosmological perturbation theory - i.c.'s, early time treatment, axion sound
speed and Jeans scale, transfer functions and WDM; the Schrodinger picture;
simualting axions; BEC 5. CMB and LSS: Primary anisotropies; matter power;
combined constraints; Isocurvature and inflation 6. Galaxy Formation; halo mass
function; high-z and the EOR; density profiles; the CDM small-scale crises 7.
Accelerated expansion: the c.c. problem; axion inflation (natural and
monodromy) 8. Gravitational interactions with black holes and pulsars 9.
Non-gravitational interactions: stellar astrophysics; LSW; vacuum
birefringence; axion forces; direct detection with ADMX and CASPEr; Axion
decays; dark radiation; astrophysical magnetic fields; cosmological
birefringence 10. Conclusions A Theta vacua of gauge theories B EFT for
cosmologists C Friedmann equations D Cosmological fluids E Bayes Theorem and
priors F Degeneracies and sampling G Sheth-Tormen HMF
