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Join Date: Oct 2007 Rep Power: 12 | References and Sources of Information on Standard Cosmology -
11-29-2007, 05:30 PM
I posted this list in the universe expansion forum, but since that thread has been buried, and I don't know what will happen with that forum in months to come, I thought I'd stick this in the cosmology forum.- Ned Wright's Cosmology Tutorial. This is a nice, compact introduction to standard cosmology, written by one of the experts in the field.
- John Baez's Physics FAQ. This is a physics FAQ, which is quite broad, but does include a lot on cosmlogy, and relativity.
- Cambridge Cosmology. This is the public website of the DAMTP in Cambridge (yes, where Stephen Hawking is!). It covers some things in relatively easy to understand language.
- NASA WMAP This gives info on the WMAP mission, along with other basic introductions to cosmology and other things. This is written for the general public.
- NASA's ask an astrophysicist. The cosmology section of the website includes other FAQ asked.
- Baez's booklist. This isn't particularly aimed at cosmology, but gives a list of different level books if anyone wants to get an insight into any particular area.
- Lineweaver article. How could I forget this one-- it's one of the best cosmology tutorials available on the web!
- This is an article in Scientific American written by the author of the above paper.
- AIP: History of Cosmology. This is more of a historic article than technical, but still proves a good site to read. It's produced by the American Institute of Physics.
- Another intro cosmology tutorial. This has a brief timeline at the beginning, then launches into a short introductory tutorial into the subject. From what I've read of it, it doesn't appear to be too mathematical, and has a few pictures in it!
- Cosmology Education off Berkeley's website.
- An Exposition on Inflationary Cosmology. This one is aimed at a more advanced student.
- John Baez's Open Questions in Cosmology. John Baez's webpage is a great source of knowledge. Try out this subsection of the larger page "open problems in physics."
I hope some people find this useful. |
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