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Colloquium on the Age of the Universe, Dark Matter, and Structure Formation.

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Author/Creator:
Colloquium on the Age of the Universe, Dark Matter, and Structure Formation, Corporate Author.
Conference Name:
Colloquium on the Age of the Universe, Dark Matter, and Structure Formation (1997 : Irvine, Calif.)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Cosmology--Congresses.
Cosmology.
Dark matter (Astronomy)--Congresses.
Dark matter (Astronomy).
Large scale structure (Astronomy)--Congresses.
Large scale structure (Astronomy).
Physical Description:
1 online resource (96 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Other Title:
National Academy of Sciences Colloquium, the Age of the Universe, Dark Matter, and Structure Formation
Place of Publication:
Washington, D.C. : National Academy of Sciences, 1998.
Language Note:
English
Contents:
COLLOQUIUM ON THE AGE OF THE UNIVERSE, DARK MATTER, AND STRUCTURE FORMATION
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
SPEAKERS
PROGRAM
PARTICIPANTS
Contents
The age of the universe, dark matter, and structure formation
Measuring cosmological parameters
m- The Matter Density
and m Limits
Gravitational Lens Statistics
m and from Type Ia Supernovae
Summary of Current m and Measurements
H0-The Hubble Constant
Gravitational Lenses
Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect and X-Ray Measurements
The Cepheid-Calibrated Extragalactic Distance Scale
t0-Ages of the Oldest Stars
Cosmological Parameters from Cosmic Microwave Background Anisotropies
Summary
Globular clusters, Hipparcos, and the age of the galaxy
Calibrating Cluster Distances
Hipparcos and the Local Subdwarfs
Cluster Distances
Qualifications and Uncertainties
Conclusions
Globular cluster ages
The Isochrone Fitting Method
The Horizontal Branch Morphology Method
The Luminosity Function Method
Discussion and Conclusions
The age of the universe from nuclear chronometers
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS
Galaxies and large scale structure at high redshifts
Background
The Picture at z≤1
Beyond z~1
Large Scale Structure at z~3
The HDF and the Global History of Star Formation
Concluding Remarks
The microwave background anisotropies: Observations
Anisotropies at Angles Larger than 10°: The COBE Measurements
Anisotropies at Angular Scales Smaller than 10°: Predictions
Anisotropies at Angular Scales Smaller than 10°: Current Measurements
Anisotropies at Angular Scales Smaller than 10°: Future Prospects
Cosmic microwave background theory
THE THEORETICAL AGENDA
Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) as a Probe of Early Universe Physics
Cosmic Parameters
Freedom in Inflation.
LSS Constraints on the Power Spectrum
Cosmological Radiative Transport
Secondary Anisotropies
CMB PARAMETER ESTIMATION, CURRENT AND FUTURE
The Theorists' Phenomenology of CMB Experiments
Parameters from the CMB, Current State
Parameters from the CMB+LSS, Current State
CMB Constraints on Ultralarge-Scale Structure
Parameters from the CMB, Future
Primordial nucleosynthesis
Overview
Density of Baryons
Dark Matter
The universe at z&gt
5: When and how did the "dark age" end
Clustering in Hierarchical Models
Evidence for Diffuse Gas at High z
Detection of First Galaxies at z ≥ 6 via Lyman α Features
Very High Redshift Supernovae (and Gamma-Ray Bursts?)
The First Stars: Some Uncertainties
Heavy Elements and Magnetic Fields
Where Are the Oldest Stars?
Particle components of dark matter
Why Supersymmetry?
The LSP
Searches for Dark Matter Particles
Axions
Conclusion
Direct searches for dark matter: Recent results
Searching for WIMPs
Example WIMP Search
Searching for Axions
Galaxy formation
Clusters of Galaxies as Scaled Protogalaxies
Dissipative Galaxy Assembly at Redshift z≤3
Galaxies at High Redshift
A CDM Model for Early Galaxy Assembly
X-ray emission from clusters and groups of galaxies
Observational Status
Clusters as Cosmological Probes
MASS DISTRIBUTION AND DARK MATTER
General Results
Comparison of Results with Other Methods
ABUNDANCES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR ORIGIN OF STRUCTURE
CLUSTER EVOLUTION
GROUPS
CONCLUSION
Cosmic velocity fields and their interpretation
Small-Scale Fields
Large-Scale Flows
Measuring the topology of the universe
Biographical Sketches of Speakers and Chairmen.
Notes:
Reprinted from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, volume 95, pp. 1-84, 1998"--P. [2] of cover.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
1-280-21041-9
9786610210411
0-309-59074-4
OCLC:
70773651

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