the standard model of elementary particle physics
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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. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
by Farley V. FerranteSMU QuarkNet 2009
The Particle Adventure
The Standard Model of Cosmology
The Universe Adventure
Problems with Big Bang Model
WMAP
Big Bang Model: The First 3 Minutes
Quantum Universe
Cosmological Constant
Alternatives, Oddities, Philosophical Musings…Steady State ModelPioneer AnomalyModified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND)Variable Speed of Light (VSL)Quintessence“Axis of Evil”Anthropic Principle (“fine tuning” of fundamental constants)
Landscape of String TheoryMultiverse
• 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