Albert Einstein
Fall 2009 Astronomy 596/496 NPA Sept 14

Lecture 9

Lecture Notes: pdf file
Edwin P. Hubble

Elementary Particle Physics Wrapup

Cosmology

Observational Cosmology to Zeroth Order

  • Cosmography: large-scale matter distribution
    galaxy survey: 2dF
    CMB
  • Cosmic kinematics: Galaxy motions
    a collection of spectra
    Edwin Hubble's discovery paper
    Update: modern plot of results from Hubble (the telescope) Key Project
  • Hubble's Law
    pattern of Hubble flow

    • Cosmological Principle

    • implications
    • fundamental observers
    • scale factor
    		Hubble's Hubble diagram

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    Brian D. Fields
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