Astronomy 350
Lecture 30, Nov 4 Fall 2011

Lecture Notes: pdf file

Expansion History

  • recently: accleration, but in past deceleration
  • the cosmic coincidence problem

Dark Energy

  • dark energy solutions to coincidence
  • dark energy vs cosmo constant
  • cosmo threat: the big rip

Unmaksing Dark Energy

accelerating universe

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Brian D. Fields
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