TH E U N IV ER S E
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galaxies
Stars are born out of clouds of
gas and dust in galaxies
Birth,evolution,death and
rebirth ofstars
~A galaxy is a cluster of billions
of stars
~A supercluster is composed
of clusters of galaxies
~The organization of matter in
the universe suggests that is
indeed clumpy at a certain scale
but at a larger scale it appears
homogeneous and isotropic
Creation Myth
~ a symbolic narrative of the
beginning of the world as
understood
by culture.
Christian
Greek
African
Indian
Chinese
Native American
Background Radiation
Abundance of light elements
The final line of evidence is the
formation of galaxies and the large
scale structure of the cosmos.
as time grows
Monopole No magnetic monopoles
that have been observed
Horizon distant regions in space
must have had contact in the past.
PREDICTION
OBSERVED
There should be
FLATNESS curvature as time
grows
Flat universe
Production of
MONOPOL heavy stable
E
magnetic
monopoles
No magnetic
monopoles
Distant regions of
The regions must
HORIZON space in opposite
have had contact in
directions of the
the past
sky are so far apart
Background Radiation
Galaxies at great distances look
younger than nearby galaxies
Infl
ation
Developed in 1981 by Alan Guth,
String Theory
The assembly of particle type is
M -Theory
The proponents are Stephen