23 - Other Constraints: The Cosmic Microwave Background
23 - Other Constraints: The Cosmic Microwave Background
Reasons for the expansion of the universe are addressed at the start of this lecture, focusing especially on the acceler... Read more
6 Dec 2011
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47mins
24 - The Multiverse and Theories of Everything
24 - The Multiverse and Theories of Everything
Professor Bailyn begins the class with a discussion of a recent New York Times article about the discovery of a new, ear... Read more
6 Dec 2011
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46mins
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22 - Supernovae
22 - Supernovae
Professor Bailyn offers a review of what is known so far about the expansion of the universe from observing galaxies, su... Read more
6 Dec 2011
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46mins
21 - Dark Energy and the Accelerating Universe and the Big Rip
21 - Dark Energy and the Accelerating Universe and the Big Rip
Class begins with a review of the mysterious nature of dark matter, which accounts for three quarters of the universe. D... Read more
6 Dec 2011
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45mins
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20 - Dark Matter
20 - Dark Matter
This lecture introduces an important concept related to the past and future of the universe: the Scale factor, which is ... Read more
6 Dec 2011
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49mins
19 - Omega and the End of the Universe
19 - Omega and the End of the Universe
Class begins with a review of the issues previously addressed about the origin and fate of the universe. The role of gra... Read more
6 Dec 2011
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49mins
18 - Hubble's Law and the Big Bang (cont.)
18 - Hubble's Law and the Big Bang (cont.)
Professor Bailyn returns to the subject of the expansion of the universe to offer explanations that do not require belie... Read more
6 Dec 2011
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50mins
17 - Hubble's Law and the Big Bang (cont.)
17 - Hubble's Law and the Big Bang (cont.)
Class begins with a review of magnitudes and the problem set involving magnitude equations. Implications of the Hubble L... Read more
6 Dec 2011
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51mins
16 - Hubble's Law and the Big Bang
16 - Hubble's Law and the Big Bang
The third and final part of the course begins, consisting of a series of lectures on cosmology. A brief history of how c... Read more
6 Dec 2011
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50mins
15 - Supermassive Black Holes
15 - Supermassive Black Holes
The lecture begins with a question-and-answer session about black holes. Topics include the extent to which we are sure ... Read more
6 Dec 2011
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47mins
