Astronomy 350
Lecture 26, Oct 24 Fall 2011

Lecture Notes: pdf file

Lifestyles in an Expanding Universe

  • expansion described: scale factor
  • expansion and areas, volumes
  • from Einstein to Hubble
  • analogies: raisin cake; balloon

Expansion and Redshifts

Expansion and Cosmic Contents

  • effect on matter density
  • effect on radiation density

Expansion Explained: Friedmann's Equations

balloon analogy for the expanding universe

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