Unsolved problems in cosmology
I decided to sign up to another free open learn course with the Open University. Unsolved problems in cosmology is an extract from a level 3 course, S385 Cosmology and the distant Universe.
After studying this course, you should be able to:
- understand the basis of modern cosmology based on the hot big bang
- summarise the main candidate dark matter particles, and the prospects for directly detecting them
- compare models to explain the late-time acceleration of the Universe's expansion, i.e. dark energy and the cosmological constant
- discuss observational prospects for understanding the nature of dark energy
- explain the theoretical problems that led to the theory of inflation, how an early inflationary period solves them, and how researchers are investigating inflation.
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#Study,#OU,#OpenUniversity,#OpenLearn,#Cosmology,#Physics
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