Particle Astrophysics 2011

Session

Cosmology and the Cosmic Microwave Background - John Carlstrom, KICP, University of Chicago

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30 Apr 2011, 09:45

11. Cosmology and the Cosmic Microwave Background

Mr John Carlstrom (The University of Chicago)

30/04/2011, 09:45

Cosmology - John Carlstrom

The last decade has been a remarkable time for cosmology. We now have an testable model for the origin and evolution of the universe from its first instants to the present day. The model contains some remarkable components about which we know very little. Baryonic matter accounts for only a few percent of the make-up of the universe, dark matter accounts for roughly a quarter, and the dominant...