Astr 1050     Wed., Apr 14, 2004

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

Cosmology
 as a testing ground for physics

Chapter 15: Cosmology