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Big Ideas in Cosmology

The traditional textbook, bound to the physical limits of the printed page, cannot illustrate the full complexity, movement, and beauty of the cosmos.

Astronomy Cosmology Physics

Tác giả: Kim Coble, Kevin McLin, and Lynn Cominsky
Nhà xuất bản: San Francisco State University, Chico State University, and Sonoma State University
Nguồn: LibreTexts
Giấy phép: CC BY-NC-SA
Ngôn ngữ: EN
Danh mục: Khoa học cơ bản

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01: Size and Scope
1.00: Size and Scope Introduction
1.01: Your Model of the Universe
1.02: Our Solar System
1.03: Our Galaxy - The Milky Way
1.04: Other Galaxies and Large-scale Structures in the Universe
1.05: The Smallest Stuff- Particles Atoms and Molecules
1.06: Hierarchy- How the Objects Are Arranged
1.07: Scale the Universe
1.08: Wrapping It Up 1 - Size Scope and Units
1.09: Mission Report for Wrapping It Up Activity 1 - Size Scope and Units
02: Light
2.00: Light Introduction
2.01: The Wave Nature of Light
2.02: The Particle Nature of Light
2.03: The Electromagnetic Spectrum
2.04: What a Spectrum of Light Can Tell Us About Matter
2.05: Continuous Spectra - a Planck Spectrum Tells us the Temperature of Objects
2.06: Lines Spectra- Emission and Absorption Lines
2.07: Determining the Composition of an Unknown Gas
2.08: Mission Report
2.09: Wrapping It Up
03: Telescopes
3.00: Telescope Introduction
3.01: Designing Telescopes Across the Spectrum
3.02: Location Location Location
3.03: Imaging Astronomical Objects
3.04: Determining the Brightness of Astronomical Objects
3.05: Wrapping It Up
3.06: Mission Report
04: Moving Through Space
4.00: Moving Through Space Introduction
4.01: Relationship Between Distance Speed and Time
4.02: Measuring Motion - the Doppler Shift
4.03: Astronomical Objects in Motion
4.04: Wrapping It Up
4.05: Mission Report
05: Moving Through Time
5.00: Moving Through Time Introduction
5.01: Measuring the Ages of Objects- Radiometric Dating
5.02: Measuring Ages - Lifetimes of Stars
5.03: Change Over Time- Evolution of Stars
5.04: Evolution of Galaxies and the Universe Itself
5.05: Wrapping It Up
5.06: Mission Report
06: Measuring Cosmic Distances
6.00: Measuring Cosmic Distances Introduction
6.01: Geometrical Methods
6.02: Standard Ruler
6.03: Standard Candle
6.04: The Cosmic Distance Ladder
6.05: Wrapping It Up
6.06: Mission Report
07: Classical Physics- Gravity and Energy
7.00: Classical Physics- Gravity and Energy Introduction
7.01: Gravity on Earth
7.02: Force Mass and Weight
7.03: Gravity Is a Universal Force
7.04: Gravity and Orbits
7.05: Forms of Energy
7.06: Conservation of Energy
7.07: Wrapping It Up
7.08: Mission Report
08: Dark Matter
8.00: Dark Matter Introduction
8.01: Making Models for Rotation
8.02: Velocities Mass and Gravity- the Solar System
8.03: Gravity and Models for Different Mass Distributions
8.04: Velocity and Mass Distributions in Galaxies
8.05: Velocity and Mass Distributions in Galaxy Clusters
8.06: Possible Explanations for the Missing Mass in Galaxies and Clusters
8.07: Wrapping It Up - What Is the Matter With NGC 3198
8.08: Mission Report - What Is the Matter With NGC 3198
09: Special Relativity
9.00: Special Relativity Introduction
9.01: The Principles of Special Relativity
9.02: Time Dilation
9.03: Length Contraction
9.04: The Geometry of Special Relativity- Spacetime
9.05: Applications of Spacetime
9.06: Mass and Energy
9.07: Faster Than Light
9.08: Wrapping It Up - A Trip to Alpha Centauri
9.09: Mission Report for Wrapping It Up Activity 9 - A Trip to Alpha Centauri
10: General Relativity
10.00: General Relativity Introduction
10.01: Einsteins Equivalence Principle
10.02: Gravity and Curvature
10.03: What is Curvature
10.04: Tests of General Relativity
10.05: The Source of Gravity
10.06: Wrapping It Up - Curved Spacetime Around Astronomical Objects
10.07: Curved Spacetime Around Astronomical Objects
10.08: FORMULAE CONSTANTS AND CONVERSION FACTORS
11: Black Holes
11.00: Black Holes Introduction
11.01: What Are Black Holes
11.02: Spacetime Near Black Holes
11.03: Quantum Effects Near Black Holes
11.04: Astrophysical Black Holes
11.05: Wrapping It Up - Black Hole Densities
11.06: Black Hole Densities
12: Gravitational Lenses
12.00: Gravitational Lensing Introduction
12.01: What Are Gravitational Lenses
12.02: Lensing by Point Masses
12.03: Lensing by Extended Mass Distributions
12.04: Weak Lensing
12.05: Wrapping It Up - Measuring Gravitational Lenses
12.06: Mission Report - Measuring Gravitational Lenses
13: The Expansion of the Universe
13.00: The Expansion of the Universe Introduction
13.01: Some History
13.02: The Hubble Law
13.03: The Universe Is Expanding
13.04: The Age of the Universe
13.05: The Basic Big Bang Model
13.06: Wrapping It - Up How Well Do We Know the Expansion Rate and Age of the Universe
13.07: How Well Do We Know the Expansion Rate and Age of the Universe
14: The Growth of Structure
14.00: The Growth of Structure Introduction
14.01: Large Scale Structure
14.02: The Formation of Galaxy Clusters and Groups
14.03: The Formation and Evolution of Galaxies
14.04: The First Stars
14.05: Wrapping It Up - Map the Universe
14.06: Mission Report - Map the Universe
15: The Cosmic Microwave Background
15.00: The Cosmic Microwave Background Introduction
15.01: Observations of the CMB Spectrum
15.02: Implications of the CMB Temperature and Spectrum
15.03: Observations of Variations in the CMB
15.04: Understanding the Variations in the CMB
15.05: Comparing Models and Data - The CMB and the Curvature of Space
15.06: Wrapping It Up - Using CMB Data to Determine Cosmological Parameters
15.07: Using CMB Data to Determine Cosmological Parameters
16: The Early Universe
16.00: The Early Universe Introduction
16.01: The Formation of the Lightest Elements
16.02: Particle Soup
16.03: Inflation
16.04: The Beginning
16.05: Wrapping It Up - Timeline of the Early Universe
16.06: Timeline of the Early Universe
17: Dark Energy and the Fate of the Universe
17.00: Dark Energy and the Fate of the Universe Introduction
17.01: Evidence for Dark Energy
17.02: Candidates for Dark Energy
17.03: The Friedmann Equation and the Fate of the Universe
17.04: Cosmic Concordance and Cosmological Parameters
17.05: Summary - You Will Reflect on What You Have Learned About Cosmology
17.06: Wrapping It Up - Cosmological Parameter Estimation
17.07: Cosmological Parameter Estimation
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0.5: Meters To Kilometres
0.5: Sun Moon Distance
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