Cosmology = Big Questions What is the universe made of How does it evolve How do galaxies, stars and planets form How do they evolve What Laws of physics in extreme conditions What are the origins and properties of the energetic particles reaching the Earth Can we learn in earthbound laboratories about the beginning and evolution of the Universe OR …..

What do you need to UNDERSTAND this picture? What do you need to TEACH this subject ?

Basic Astronomical topics Important General Notions Proposal COSMOLOGY (overview) Basic Astronomical topics Important General Notions Big Bang & Proof of Expansion Cosmic Rays Cosmic pizza Proof of existence Dark Matter Proof of existence Dark Energy Relations with Particle Physics One-week programme / HST 2006

What is really scientific proven What is on serious scientific debate Proposal COSMOLOGY (overview) Clear distictions: What is really scientific proven What is on serious scientific debate What is speculation What is a real important mystery Sources of good information One-week programme / HST 2006

1 = Basic Astronomy topics Olberts paradox Spectra and Redshift Proposal COSMOLOGY (1/8) 1 = Basic Astronomy topics Olberts paradox Spectra and Redshift Evolution of stars Hertzsprung Russel diagram Cosmological distance ladder Structure of Universe One-week programme / HST 2006

2 = Important general notions (preconditions): A = Relations between Proposal COSMOLOGY (2/8) 2 = Important general notions (preconditions): A = Relations between - Temperature & Particles - Temperature & Radiation (black body) B = Relativity and bending of space One-week programme / HST 2006

3 = Big Bang & Proof of the Expansion Proposal COSMOLOGY (3/8) 3 = Big Bang & Proof of the Expansion What is ment by Big Bang (misconceptions !) Hubble’s Law Microwave background (explain importance) experimental fact ( serendipity ! ) cooled black box radiation ( mysterious theory ) Abundance of light elements (explain importance) * related to the inflation period of the universe One-week programme / HST 2006

Scientific and School projects Proposal COSMOLOGY (4/8) 4 = Cosmic Ray Research Types of cosmic rays Ways to detect CR Spectrum UHECR mystery Scientific and School projects One-week programme / HST 2006

“mysteries of the COSMIC PIZZA” Proposal COSMOLOGY (5/8) 5 = New Physics: “mysteries of the COSMIC PIZZA” Dark Matter Dark Energy One-week programme / HST 2006

How do we know its existence ? Rotation of Galaxies Proposal COSMOLOGY (6/8) 6 = DARK MATTER How do we know its existence ? Rotation of Galaxies Gravitational Lensing Explanation Measuring Way of clustering on a large scale (optional: different candidates DM) One-week programme / HST 2006

How do we know of its existence? How do we know the amount of BE? Proposal COSMOLOGY (7/8) 7 = Dark Energy How do we know of its existence? How do we know the amount of BE? New increasing accelleration Proof by SN-1a One-week programme / HST 2006

8 = Relations: Cosmology & Particle Physics Overview relation Time Proposal COSMOLOGY (8/8) 8 = Relations: Cosmology & Particle Physics Overview relation Time Temperature Condensation Energy in Particle LHC = looking at the beginning of the Universe What does that mean ?? One-week programme / HST 2006

Proposal COSMOLOGY SLIDES OF THE LECTURES One-week programme / HST 2006

Proposal COSMOLOGY Usefull Links. http://www.pparc.ac.uk/ One-week programme / HST 2006