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The Standard Model of Elementary Particle Physics

The Standard Model of Elementary Particle Physics. by Farley V. Ferrante SMU QuarkNet 2009. The Particle Adventure. Humorous Interlude. The Standard Model of Cosmology. The Standard Model of Cosmology. The Universe Adventure. Big Bang Blues. Problems with Big Bang Model. WMAP.

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The Standard Model of Elementary Particle Physics

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  1. The Standard Model of Elementary Particle Physics by Farley V. Ferrante SMU QuarkNet 2009 The Particle Adventure

  2. Humorous Interlude

  3. The Standard Model of Cosmology The Standard Model of Cosmology The Universe Adventure

  4. Big Bang Blues Problems with Big Bang Model

  5. WMAP

  6. Big Bang Model: The First 3 Minutes

  7. Cosmological Constant Quantum Universe

  8. Alternatives, Oddities, Philosophical Musings… • Steady State Model • Pioneer Anomaly • Modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND) • Variable Speed of Light (VSL) • Quintessence • “Axis of Evil” • Anthropic Principle (“fine tuning” of fundamental constants) • Landscape of String Theory • Multiverse

  9. “Consensus Cosmology”SDSS + WMAP + SNe = precision cosmology Standard Hot Big Bang of the 1970s Flat, accelerating Universe Atoms, exotic dark matter & dark energy Consistent with inflation Precision set of cosmological parameters Ω0 = 1.005 ± 0.006 (uncurved) ΩM = 0.280 ± 0.013 ΩB = 0.045 ± 0.0015 ΩDE = 0.72 ± 0.015 H0 = 70 ± 1.3 km/s/Mpc t0 = 13.73 ± 0.12 Gyr Nν = 4.4 ± 1.5 Michael S Turner

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