Lecture6
... was filled with an absorbing medium, like fog However, if light is absorbed it will also re-radiate, producing light albeit at different wavelengths, so this doesn’t work! ...
... was filled with an absorbing medium, like fog However, if light is absorbed it will also re-radiate, producing light albeit at different wavelengths, so this doesn’t work! ...
Geocentric vs. Heliocentric
... States that the Universe is a perfect sphere with Earth at the center. • Objects in space also move in perfect circles. ...
... States that the Universe is a perfect sphere with Earth at the center. • Objects in space also move in perfect circles. ...
AV_Paper1_TheAgeOfTheUniverse
... Probe (WMAP) led to the acceptance of dark energy and the establishment of the Lambda-CDM model as the standard model of cosmology. The presence of dark energy implies that the universe was expanding more slowly at around half its present age than today, which makes the universe older for a given va ...
... Probe (WMAP) led to the acceptance of dark energy and the establishment of the Lambda-CDM model as the standard model of cosmology. The presence of dark energy implies that the universe was expanding more slowly at around half its present age than today, which makes the universe older for a given va ...
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... universe has been continuously expanding and, thus, there has been more and more distance between clusters of galaxies. Galaxies moving farther away from each other is known as the red shift. As light from distant galaxies approach earth there is an increase of space between earth and the galaxy, wh ...
... universe has been continuously expanding and, thus, there has been more and more distance between clusters of galaxies. Galaxies moving farther away from each other is known as the red shift. As light from distant galaxies approach earth there is an increase of space between earth and the galaxy, wh ...
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cosmology[1] - KarenConnerEnglishIV
... But, even Einstein was wrong sometimes. He also came up with an idea he called the cosmological constant- it says the universe is static. It never changes and is the same everywhere. ...
... But, even Einstein was wrong sometimes. He also came up with an idea he called the cosmological constant- it says the universe is static. It never changes and is the same everywhere. ...
Chapter 1 - El Camino College
... The scientific method is a systematic way of testing new ideas. ...
... The scientific method is a systematic way of testing new ideas. ...
Probing the Edge of the Solar System: Formation of
... •When the universe was 3 minutes older, the temperature was low enough to pass the deuterium (2H, one proton + one neutron) bottleneck to further produce helium •At 15 minutes, the temperature of the universe is too low for any further nucleosynthesis •Therefore, the relics of primordial fireball ar ...
... •When the universe was 3 minutes older, the temperature was low enough to pass the deuterium (2H, one proton + one neutron) bottleneck to further produce helium •At 15 minutes, the temperature of the universe is too low for any further nucleosynthesis •Therefore, the relics of primordial fireball ar ...
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... To find out we need to compare the expansion rate now with the expansion rate in the distant past… ...
... To find out we need to compare the expansion rate now with the expansion rate in the distant past… ...
Chapter105.ppt
... • Planets are made from planetesimals; originally the rings of gas and dusk surrounding a protostar. The Moon formed when another celestial body collided with the Earth to create a massive cloud of dust and debris that coalesced to form the Moon. ...
... • Planets are made from planetesimals; originally the rings of gas and dusk surrounding a protostar. The Moon formed when another celestial body collided with the Earth to create a massive cloud of dust and debris that coalesced to form the Moon. ...
Solutions - UC Berkeley Astronomy w
... a preexisting space. They are moving apart because of the expansion of space itself. (c) Objects that are bound (for example, gravitationally like a galaxy or star, or electromagnetically like humans) do not actually expand. The space is expanding underneath these things, but these forces still hold ...
... a preexisting space. They are moving apart because of the expansion of space itself. (c) Objects that are bound (for example, gravitationally like a galaxy or star, or electromagnetically like humans) do not actually expand. The space is expanding underneath these things, but these forces still hold ...
Active Galactic Nuclei
... According to the Hubble Law, the space between the galaxies is constantly increasing, with Velocity = H0 D istance ...
... According to the Hubble Law, the space between the galaxies is constantly increasing, with Velocity = H0 D istance ...
Course Expectations
... Identify the frequency band on the electromagnetic spectrum used by different telescopes Explain the relationship between frequency, wavelength and energy levels on the EM Spectrum 7. Identify and explain the difference between an absorption and emission spectrum 8. Create a model demonstrating how ...
... Identify the frequency band on the electromagnetic spectrum used by different telescopes Explain the relationship between frequency, wavelength and energy levels on the EM Spectrum 7. Identify and explain the difference between an absorption and emission spectrum 8. Create a model demonstrating how ...
Big Bang
... • There must have been a very slight excess of matter over antimatter • Like for every one billion antiprotons • There were one billion and one protons • So the billion antiprotons annihilated the billion ...
... • There must have been a very slight excess of matter over antimatter • Like for every one billion antiprotons • There were one billion and one protons • So the billion antiprotons annihilated the billion ...
God, science and you – 2 The solar system
... Centauri, is 4 light-years away. • The nearest spiral galaxy other than our own, Andromeda galaxy, is 2½ million light-years away. • The edge of the observable universe is 46½ billion light-years away! • The solar system is tiny compared to the universe. ...
... Centauri, is 4 light-years away. • The nearest spiral galaxy other than our own, Andromeda galaxy, is 2½ million light-years away. • The edge of the observable universe is 46½ billion light-years away! • The solar system is tiny compared to the universe. ...
Chapter 1-Thinking about the universe
... travel but his universe rotated and didn’t not expand, ours does. To go back in time, one must go faster than the speed of light, which is supposed to be impossible. But it still is theoretically possible through the use of a wormhole. A wormhole is a straight tunnel in curved space that would short ...
... travel but his universe rotated and didn’t not expand, ours does. To go back in time, one must go faster than the speed of light, which is supposed to be impossible. But it still is theoretically possible through the use of a wormhole. A wormhole is a straight tunnel in curved space that would short ...
LECTURE 2: I.Our Place in the Universe
... • A list of previously known facts about nature • A list of equations handed down from Ancient times • A set of laws that were discovered by Dead White ...
... • A list of previously known facts about nature • A list of equations handed down from Ancient times • A set of laws that were discovered by Dead White ...
Chapter 1 Our Place in the Universe
... 1.1 Our Modern View of the Universe Our goals for learning: • What is our place in the universe? • How did we come to be? • How can we know what the universe was like in the past? • Can we see the entire universe? ...
... 1.1 Our Modern View of the Universe Our goals for learning: • What is our place in the universe? • How did we come to be? • How can we know what the universe was like in the past? • Can we see the entire universe? ...
Cosmo: Student`s Workbook
... western world goes by a number of names. Eg The Aristotelian, the Classical, the geocentric, the Ptolmaic and the Medieval. It was a perfectly sensible model in that it satisfied the senses. The Earth was regarded as stationary and nailed in at the centre of the Universe. All heavenly bodies were th ...
... western world goes by a number of names. Eg The Aristotelian, the Classical, the geocentric, the Ptolmaic and the Medieval. It was a perfectly sensible model in that it satisfied the senses. The Earth was regarded as stationary and nailed in at the centre of the Universe. All heavenly bodies were th ...
PARTS OF THE UNIVERSE
... v Big Bang Theory: states that all matter and energy were once packed into a tiny particle smaller than a speck of dust. v The particle began to expand and matter and energy moved rapidly outward in all directions. v The matter cooled and collected to form stars, galaxies, nebulae, and planets ...
... v Big Bang Theory: states that all matter and energy were once packed into a tiny particle smaller than a speck of dust. v The particle began to expand and matter and energy moved rapidly outward in all directions. v The matter cooled and collected to form stars, galaxies, nebulae, and planets ...
Current Study Guide - Department of Physics and Astronomy
... What is the necessary medium for the transport of materials needed for the life process? Describe the possibility of planets with stable orbits in binary star systems compared to single star systems. What do the records left by fossils seem to indicate? How would evidence of the existence of an alie ...
... What is the necessary medium for the transport of materials needed for the life process? Describe the possibility of planets with stable orbits in binary star systems compared to single star systems. What do the records left by fossils seem to indicate? How would evidence of the existence of an alie ...
Grade 11 Cosmology PPT File
... slope of the Hubble Law Graph. Slope = Velocity/Distance (Hubble Constant) The inverse of the Hubble Constant then has the dimension of time, and can be taken as an estimate of the age of the Universe! The Hubble Constant has been found to be between 50 and 100 km/s per kiloparsec. The Universe has ...
... slope of the Hubble Law Graph. Slope = Velocity/Distance (Hubble Constant) The inverse of the Hubble Constant then has the dimension of time, and can be taken as an estimate of the age of the Universe! The Hubble Constant has been found to be between 50 and 100 km/s per kiloparsec. The Universe has ...
Homework 1 - Course Pages of Physics Department
... 3. Newtonian cosmology. Use Euclidean geometry and Newtonian gravity, so that we interpret the expansion of the universe as an actual motion of galaxies instead of an expansion of space itself. Consider thus a spherical group of galaxies in otherwise empty space. At a sufficiently large scale you ca ...
... 3. Newtonian cosmology. Use Euclidean geometry and Newtonian gravity, so that we interpret the expansion of the universe as an actual motion of galaxies instead of an expansion of space itself. Consider thus a spherical group of galaxies in otherwise empty space. At a sufficiently large scale you ca ...
Where a limit?
... The hypothesis about existence of extraterrestrial civilizations follows from representations about naturalness of occurrence of the person, resulted occurrence on the Earth to life and its evolution. If life occurrence, and then — reasonable life — natural process, means, similar could occur and in ...
... The hypothesis about existence of extraterrestrial civilizations follows from representations about naturalness of occurrence of the person, resulted occurrence on the Earth to life and its evolution. If life occurrence, and then — reasonable life — natural process, means, similar could occur and in ...
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... The origin and early history of the universe • Big Bang • Four basic forces: Gravity, electromagnetic force, strong nuclear force, and weak nuclear force These forces are responsible for all interactions of matter. ...
... The origin and early history of the universe • Big Bang • Four basic forces: Gravity, electromagnetic force, strong nuclear force, and weak nuclear force These forces are responsible for all interactions of matter. ...