Topics: Astronomy : Cosmology
Cosmology is the scientific study of the structure and origin of the universe as a whole.
Articles
Articles on specific cosmological topics (excluding those that have their own categories).
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Cosmic Background Radiation
Sites that deal with the "electromagnetic echo" of the big bang phase, the cosmic background radiation.
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Cosmological Constant and Dark Energy
Sites dealing with explanations for the observed acceleration of our universe's expansion, which can be described either by what is called the cosmological constant or by assuming that empty space is filled with an energy form known as Dark Energy.
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Courses and Tutorials
This category hosts course descriptions and tutorials for (university-level) courses on cosmology.
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Dark Matter
By observing galactic motions and from cosmology we know that there is a mass in the Universe that we cannot observe so far.
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Earliest Universe
Sites on physics in the earliest universe, where quantum gravity effects were important. Includes quantum cosmology and cosmological models based on string theory.
Quantum Cosmology,
String Cosmology,
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History
Sites and articles dealing with the history of (modern, as opposed to ancient) cosmology
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Inflation
Site dealing with the inflationary models of standard cosmology. Such models describe a period of rapid expansion that takes place a split second after the big bang.
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Large-Scale Structure
Sites and articles dealing with the formation of the universe's large-scale structure. Includes both observations of that structure and simulations of structure formation.
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Nucleosynthesis
Sites about the formation of the first chemical elements - nuclei other than that of hydrogen - during the first few minutes after the big bang.
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Research Groups
Homepages of research groups whose main focus is cosmology.
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Software
Software that can be used either for learning cosmology or for cosmology research.
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