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The Evolution of the Universe * John D. Barrow

The Evolution of the Universe * John D. Barrow. Are You Expanding ???. There is no centre and there is no edge. A Recipe for Life helium + helium  beryllium helium + beryllium  carbon carbon + helium  oxygen. Why is the Universe so Big ?. hydrogen  helium  carbon

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The Evolution of the Universe * John D. Barrow

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  1. The Evolution of the Universe * John D. Barrow

  2. Are You Expanding ???

  3. There is no centre and there is no edge

  4. A Recipe for Life helium + helium  beryllium helium + beryllium  carbon carbon + helium  oxygen

  5. Why is the Universe so Big ? hydrogen  helium  carbon 10 billion years of alchemy 10 billion years of expansion 10 billion light years of space

  6. The Universe is Almost Empty

  7. The Universe contains only1 Atom per cubic metre1 Earth per (10 l–yr)31 Star per (1000 l–yr)31 Galaxy per (107 l–yr)31 ‘universe’ per (1010 l–yr)3

  8. Our Universe Is Cool T 1/size

  9. The Sky is Dark at Night

  10. Life-supporting Space is…. Almost emptyBig and OldDark and Cold

  11. Habitable UniversesNeedClose to critical expansionIsotropic expansionGraininess level of about 1 part in 105

  12. The Inflationary Universe Very early  10-35 sec

  13. Planck Mission Microwave Sky Map

  14. The Spectrum of Temperature Fluctuations

  15. A Cosmological Cornucopia Changing the dark matter density Wayne Hu Changing the visible matter density Wayne Hu

  16. Gravitational-Wave ‘Twist’ Signature in the radiation polarisation BICEP 2, 2014

  17. The Universe is Dusty Planck Dust Map

  18. Chaotic Inflation

  19. Eternal Inflation

  20. Will the Universe Expand Forever???

  21. The Violent End of the Solar System

  22. Dark energy ()and deviation from critical expansion (k) Wayne Hu

  23. Dark Energy Dominates the Universe

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