Astr 1050     Fri., Nov. 22, 2002

Homework #10

First prediction from Big Bang model:
Cosmic Background Radiation

Cosmic Microwave Background Observations

Second prediction from Big Bang Model:
Abundance of the light elements

Main Tests of the Big Bang

Will the expansion stop?

General Relativistic Description

Mass and the Curvature of Space

How to test the amount of curvature

How high is the density?

Refining the Big Bang

Implications of Slowing Expansion Rate

Is the expansion rate slowing?

Measuring deceleration using supernovae

“Cosmological constant”

Tests using
 the Origin of Structure

Acoustic Peaks in Background

Chapter 13: Galaxies

Chapter 11: Neutron Stars & Black Holes

Review Chapter 12: Milky Way

Chapter 13: Galaxies

Chapter 14: Galaxies with Active Nuclei

Chapter 15: Cosmology

Exam #3 on Mon., Nov. 25

Exam #3 on Mon., Nov. 25

Exam #3 on Mon., Nov. 25

Exam #3 on Mon., Nov. 25