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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
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 10 billion years of alchemy 10 billion years of expansion 10 billion light years of space
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
Our Universe Is Cool T 1/size
Life-supporting Space is…. Almost emptyBig and OldDark and Cold
Habitable UniversesNeedClose to critical expansionIsotropic expansionGraininess level of about 1 part in 105
The Inflationary Universe Very early 10-35 sec
A Cosmological Cornucopia Changing the dark matter density Wayne Hu Changing the visible matter density Wayne Hu
Gravitational-Wave ‘Twist’ Signature in the radiation polarisation BICEP 2, 2014
The Universe is Dusty Planck Dust Map
Will the Universe Expand Forever???
Dark energy ()and deviation from critical expansion (k) Wayne Hu