Astr 350 CH | Lecture 30 | Spring 2022
Saul Permutter
Astronomy 350
Lecture 30, April 6 Spring 2022 Brian P. Schmidt

Lecture Notes: pdf file

Living with Acceleration

  • cosmic expansion hisotry: General Relativity predictions vs observations
  • explanations for cosmic acceleration
    • cosmic accelerant?
    • modified gravity?

Modified Gravity

Cosmic Accelerants

  • cosmological constant
  • dark energy
cosmic acceleration

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