Supplementary Readings

Textbook: 

Foundations of Modern Cosmology, by J. Hawley & K. Holcomb, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, 2005 (hereafter HH), link at UofT elibrary

Optional reading (on reserve in the Gerstein science library)

1) The Physical Universe, An Introduction to Astronomy, by Frank Shu 

2)  Quarks, Leptons and the Big Bang, by Jonathan Allday 

3) Just six numbers: the deep forces that shape the universe, by Martin Rees

Supplementary readings:

Introduction to the Universe

         HH§1,2,  also Shu §1, Rees §1

Nature of Matter

         Shu §3.1,   Allday §1, §7.4, §11, Rees §3

Nature of Light

         Shu §2.2, §3.2, §4.3, Allday §2.4, §3.1, 3.2, 3.6.5, 3.6.6, 3.7.3

Nature of Space & Time

        optional HH chap. 7, also Shu §3.3, Allday §13 , Shu §15.2, Rees §10

Dark Matter 

         HH§15  (also Shu §12.1, 12.2,  Allday §14)

Expansion of the Universe & Dark Energy 

        HH§10,11, 13 (for a slightly different narrative, see  Allday §15.3, Rees §6, §7)

Big Bang & Cosmic Microwave Background

        big bang: HH§12,14, (also  Shu §16, Allday §12)

            inflation: HH§16 (also Allday §15, Rees §8)

Origin of Complexity: galaxies

         HH§ 15 (also Shu §12.1, Rees §5, 9)

Origin of Complexity: stars, planets & life

         HH§5, (also Shu  §18.1, 18.3,  §20.1, 20.3,  Rees §2, 4)

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