Levon pogosian

THE UNIVERSE outside our galaxy Levon Pogosian PHYSICS Simon Fraser University

Edwin Hubble 1889-1953 The universe is expanding

What does it mean? The universe was smaller which means denser which means things hit each other atoms… which destroys galaxies stars…. Can we see this?

Looking far away = looking back in time

Us in the center

The map

Live, from NY Big Bang!

Universe, baby album, page 1: ( 400,000 years of age)

Gravitational Instability

How did it get like this?

Werner Heisenberg Quantum Uncertainty

Is this a fact? We may find out soon

CMB is hairy! (i.e. polarized) Image by M. Kamionkowski, CalTech

Polarization Patterns Search for hair whirlpools !

CMB is hairy! (i.e. polarized) Image by M. Kamionkowski, CalTech

THE END www.sfu.ca/physics/cosmology/

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