Chapter 33 Astrophysics and Cosmology

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Chapter Outline:

33-1  Stars and Galaxies (pg. 915)   RE: Stars and Galaxies

• The light-year: distance
• Galaxies
• Galaxy clusters: super clusters
• Nebulas
• Parallax calculations

33-2  Stellar Evolution (pg. 918)   RE: Stellar Evolution

• Absolute luminosity
• Apparent brightness
• Red giants, white dwarfs
• The main sequence: Hertzsprung-Russell diagram
• Stellar evolution: contraction due to gravity
• Neutron stars
• Supernova
• Pulsars
• Black holes

33-3  Distance Measurements (pg. 924)  

• Parallax
• H-R Diagram
• Variable stars

33-4  Gravity and the Curvature of Space (pg. 926)

• General theory of relativity

33-5  The Expanding Universe (pg. 930)

• Hubble's Law
• Quasars
• Cosmological principle
• Steady-state model

33-6  The Big Bang (pg. 933)

• Big Bang model
• The cosmic microwave background

33-7  The Standard Cosmological Model (pg. 936)

• Radiation dominated universe
• Matter dominated universe
• Inflationary scenario

33-7  Dark Mater and Dark Energy (pg. 939)

• Big bang- big crunch
• Critical density
• Dark matter: missing mass
• Deceleration parameter