Cosmology (Winter 2009, Stanford Univ.). Instructor: Professor Leonard Susskind.
September 23, 2023
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Description
This course of the Theoretical Minimum series will concentrate on cosmology, the science of the origin and development of the universe. Along the way, students will take a close look at the Big Bang, the geometry of space-time, inflationary cosmology, cosmic microwave background, dark matter, dark energy, the anthropic principle, and the string theory landscape. (from theoreticalminimum.com)
Course Curriculum
- Lecture 1 – Geometry of the expanding universe Unlimited
- Lecture 2 – Newtonian and Friedmann-Robertson-Walker cosmology Unlimited
- Lecture 3 – Structure of the universe Unlimited
- Lecture 4 – Background microwave radiation Unlimited
- Lecture 5 – Cosmological curvature Unlimited
- Lecture 6 – Surface of last scattering Unlimited
- Lecture 7 – Cosmological inflation Unlimited
- Lecture 8 – Big omega Unlimited
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