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23. Other Constraints: The Cosmic Microwave Background

Frontiers/Controversies in Astrophysics (ASTR 160)

Reasons for the expansion of the universe are addressed at the start of this lecture, focusing ...

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  24. The Multiverse and Theories of Everything

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  Professor Bailyn begins the class with a discussion of a recent New York Times article about th...

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  22. Supernovae

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  Professor Bailyn offers a review of what is known so far about the expansion of the universe fr...

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  20. Dark Matter

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  This lecture introduces an important concept related to the past and future of the universe: th...

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  19. Omega and the End of the Universe

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  Class begins with a review of the issues previously addressed about the origin and fate of the ...

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  18. Hubble's Law and the Big Bang (cont.)

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  Professor Bailyn returns to the subject of the expansion of the universe to offer explanations ...

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  21. Dark Energy and the Accelerating Universe and the Big Rip

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  Class begins with a review of the mysterious nature of dark matter, which accounts for three qu...

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  3. Our Solar System and the Pluto Problem

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  Class begins with a review of the first problem set. Newton's Third Law is applied in explainin...

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13. Stellar Mass Black Holes (cont.)

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Class begins with clarification of equations from the previous lecture. Four post-Newtonian gra...

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  8. Introduction to Black Holes

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  The second half of the course begins, focusing on black holes and relativity. In introducing bl...

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  10. Tests of Relativity

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  The lecture begins with the development of post-Newtonian approximations from Newtonian terms. ...

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  2. Planetary Orbits

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  Exoplanets are introduced and students learn how astronomers detect their presence as well as t...

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  4. Discovering Exoplanets: Hot Jupiters

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  The formation of planets is discussed with a special emphasis on the bodies in the Solar System...

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  6. Microlensing, Astrometry and Other Methods

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  The class begins with a discussion on transits important astronomical events that help astrono...

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  17. Hubble's Law and the Big Bang (cont.)

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  Class begins with a review of magnitudes and the problem set involving magnitude equations. Imp...

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  15. Supermassive Black Holes

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  The lecture begins with a question-and-answer session about black holes. Topics include the ext...

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16. Hubble's Law and the Big Bang

Frontiers/Controversies in Astrophysics (ASTR 160)

The third and final part of the course begins, consisting of a series of lectures on cosmology....

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  14. Pulsars

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  Professor Bailyn begins with a summary of the four post-Newtonian effects of general relativity...

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  5. Planetary Transits

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  Professor Bailyn talks about student responses for a paper assignment on the controversy over P...

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  9. Special and General Relativity

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  The discussion of black holes continues with an introduction of the concept of event horizon. A...

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  12. Stellar Mass Black Holes

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  One last key concept in Special Relativity is introduced before discussion turns again to black...

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  1. Introduction

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  Professor Bailyn introduces the course and discusses the course material and requirements. The ...

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  7. Direct Imaging of Exoplanets

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  Class begins with a problem on transits and learning what information astronomers obtain throug...

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