Lecture 10

 

Cosmology

 

 

 

  1. What kind of universe do we live in?

 

 

 

a.       Accelerating universe

 

 

 

 

 

b.      Dark energy

 

 

 

 

 

c.       The future

 

 

 

 

 

The Early Universe

 

 

 

 

 

  1. The four fundamental forces of nature

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Big Bang and the history of the Universe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. ProblemÕs with the standard picture

 

 

 

 

a.       Horizon problem

 

 

 

 

 

b.      Flatness problem

 

 

 

 

 

 

c.       Matter-antimatter asymmetry problem

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Inflation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Formation of the large-scale structure in the Universe