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Cambridge Cosmology Homepage - http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/gr/public/cos_home.html
A site dedicated to cosmology, both basic and advanced, maintained by Cambridge university |
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Caltech Observational Cosmology - http://www.astro.caltech.edu/~lgg/
The home page of Caltech's Observational Cosmology Group. |
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Cosmology - http://www.superstringtheory.com/cosmo/index.html
From the Official String Theory Website. Basic and advanced tutorials on the age and structure of the universe, the Big Bang, and the relation of string theory to cosmology. |
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Cosmological Constant - http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~wright/cosmo_constant.html
Recently two different groups have measured the apparent brightness of supernovae with redshifts near z = 1. Based on this data the old idea of a cosmological constant is making a comeback. |
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The Boomerang Experiment - http://boom.caltech.edu
Boomerang is a balloon borne millimeter-wave telescope designed to study the anisotropy in the cosmic microwave background. |
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Stephen Hawking's Universe - http://www.thirteen.org/hawking/
Detailed explanations of the most important ideas and developments in human understanding of the universe. Includes original essays by some of today's leading figures in cosmology, along with original illustrations, program descriptions, explanations of cosmological terms and theories, and brief biographies. Also, the Ask the Experts section encourages the audience to submit questions, some of which will be answered by experts in the field. |
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The Cosmological Constant - http://super.colorado.edu/~michaele/Lambda/lambda.html
The following pages present a discussion of the role the cosmological constant plays in modern cosmology. They are designed to offer an overview of how the cosmological constant alters standard cosmology, and to discuss whether a non-zero cosmological constant exists today. |
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Introduction to Inflationary Cosmology - http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/Watson/Watson_contents.html
Introduction to cosmology and inflation by Scott Watson of Brown University. |
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Low Density Inflationary Universes - http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/gr/public/inf_lowden.html
A review of the geometry and density of the universe, with a focus on inflationary models. |
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University of Alberta Theoretical Physics Institute - http://fermi.phys.ualberta.ca/
Includes a staff list and a brief description of work done in that centre. |
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Cosmology: Methodological Debates 1932-48 - http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/cosmology-30s/
Discusses philosophical views about cosmology in the 1930s and 1940s; from the Stanford Encyclopedia, by George Gale. |
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Knowing the Universe and Its Secrets - http://nrumiano.free.fr/Eindex.html
Learn about the life and energy processes of stars and galaxies. Page has explanations of ancient and modern theories, as well as charts and astronomical photos. |
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Introduction to Cosmology - Astrophysics - http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9312022
These notes form an introduction to cosmology with special emphasis on large scale structure, the cmb anisotropy and inflation. In some places a basic familiarity with particle physics is assumed, but otherwise no special knowledge is needed. |
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Cosmological models (Cargèse lectures 1998) - http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9812046
The aim of this set of lectures is a systematic presentation of a 1+3 covariant approach to studying the geometry, dynamics, and observational properties of relativistic cosmological models. |
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Cosmology from Topological Defects - http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0303504
Lecture Notes delivered at the Xth Brazilian School on Cosmology and Gravitation, Mangaratiba, Rio de Janeiro, July 29 - August 9, 2002. |
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Einstein-deSitter Model - http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/physics/Einstein-deSitterCosmologicalModel.html
An article on the Einstein-deSitter model of cosmology |
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Friedmann-Lemaitre Cosmological Models - http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/physics/Friedmann-LemaitreCosmologicalModel.html
Article from Eric Weisstein's World of Physics. |
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Particle Aspects of Cosmology and Baryogenesis - http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0302020
An introduction to particle aspects of cosmology with particular reference to primordial nucleosynthesis, dark matter and baryogenesis is provided. In particular, various scenarios-GUT baryogenesis, electroweak baryogenesis and baryogenesis through leptogenesis are reviewed. |
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A Review of Inflationary Cosmology - http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0101119
The aim of this lecture is to highlight two areas of recent progress in inflationary cosmology, namely reheating and the quantum theory of cosmological perturbations. |
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Cosmology Made Simple - http://www.geocities.com/autotheist/Physics/cosmo.htm
A very basic overview of cosmology |
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A Simple Introduction to Pre-Big-Bang Physics/Cosmology - http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9802057
A simple, non-technical introduction to the pre-big bang scenario is given, emphasizing physical motivations, considerations, and consequences over formalism. |
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Space, Time, and Cosmology - http://www.drphysics.com/relativity.html
Learn about the origins of the universe and its fate. Einstein's Theory of Relativity is both interesting and comprehensible. |
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From Newton's Laws to the Wheeler-deWitt equation - http://arxiv.org/abs/physics/9806004
This is a pedagogical paper which explains some ideas in cosmology at a level accessible to undergraduate students. Following standard quantization procedures the Wheeler-DeWitt equation in the minisuperspace approximation is derived for empty and non-empty universes. |
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An Exposition on Inflationary Cosmology - http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/Watson/TOC.html
In this paper, the fundamentals of modern cosmology for an isotropic and homogeneous space-time will be reviewed. Other issues suggesting a more general theory are presented and inflation is introduced as a resolution to this conundrum. |
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Everything Forever; Learning to See and Model All Possible Universes - http://everythingforever.com
This site is intended to help the reader step outside of time and imagine the shape of what is ultimately possible in a timeless universe. |
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Multidimensional Gravity and Cosmology - http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9801037
A short review of recent results on exact solutions in multidimensional cosmology |
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Big Bang Cosmology - http://www.scienceandreason.net/oq/oq-co008.htm
This page presents a fairly extensive overview of the big bang model. Topics include nucleosynthesis, the Friedmann equation, and the cosmological constant. |
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A Brief History of Universe - http://www.angelfire.com/space2/chaminda/
Articles about the Universe, Cosmology, Quantum Mechanics, Relativity and collection of some FAQ's. |
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Cosmology II: From Planck Time to BBN - http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/9909247
Progress in early Universe cosmology, including strings, extra dimensions, inflation, phase transitions, and baryogenesis, is reviewed. |
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Minkowski Functionals in Cosmology - http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9508154
Minkowski functionals provide a novel tool to characterize the large-scale galaxy distribution in the Universe. A brief tutorial on the basic features of these morphological measures and indicate their practical application for simulation data and galaxy redshift catalogues as examples. |
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Mathematical Cosmology - http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0107090
A review of current unsolved problems in mathematical cosmology |
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Cosmology Tutorial - http://surhudm.tripod.com/seminarhtml
Preliminary introduction to General Relativity and its application to Cosmology. Also study of stringy matter as a part of the Universe. |
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1st SPOT Cosmology - http://1st-spot.net/topic_cosmology.html
References to cosmological sites featuring in-depth coverage of issues like dark matter, black holes and symmetric theory. |
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Numerical Simulations in Cosmology I: Methods - http://it.arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0005502
This lecture gives a short introduction to different methods used in cosmology. The focus is on major features of N-body simulations: equations, main numerical techniques, effects of resolution, and methods of halo identification. |
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Scientific American: Four Keys to Cosmology - http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa006&articleID=0005DCFC-253F-1FFB-A53F83414B7F0000
The big bang theory works better than ever. If only cosmologists could figure out that mysterious acceleration.... |