Cosmology (Winter 2009, Stanford Univ.). Instructor: Professor Leonard Susskind.

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September 23, 2023

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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)

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  • 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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