ELEC-A4930 - Astronomical View of the World, Lecture, 10.1.2023-18.4.2023
Kurssiasetusten perusteella kurssi on päättynyt 18.04.2023 Etsi kursseja: ELEC-A4930
Osion kuvaus
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Cosmological view of the world
Date: NEW DATE! 21.3.2023 14:15 - 16:00
Location: TU1 Saab Auditorium - 1017, Maarintie 8, Otaniemi;
Teacher: Joni TammiLearning outcomes of the week
After this week, you should be able to:
- Appreciate the spatial scales of the Universe and name the main components of the standard cosmological theory.
- Explain the meaning of 4-dimensional spacetime and the difference between the classical (Newton) and modern (Einstein) concepts of space and gravity.
- Understand
the role of the theory of relativity in modern astronomy and cosmology
and describe some of the basic differences between relativity and
"common sense physics".
- Outline the features of the standard cosmological theory ("The Big bang theory").
- Explain the origin of the Cosmic Microwave Background and recognise its role in the recent cosmological advances and discoveries.
Note: this lecture was initially "Lecture 11".
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Slides - AVotW 2023 - L10 Tiedosto PDF
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Timeline of the Universe [4p] Quiz -tehtävä
- Appreciate the spatial scales of the Universe and name the main components of the standard cosmological theory.