The Standard Model of Elementary Particle Physics

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The Standard Model of Elementary Particle Physics

• by Farley V. Ferrante
• SMU QuarkNet 2009

The Particle Adventure
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Humorous Interlude
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The Standard Model of Cosmology
The Standard Model of Cosmology
The Universe Adventure
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Big Bang Blues
Problems with Big Bang Model
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WMAP
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Big Bang Model The First 3 Minutes
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Cosmological Constant
Quantum Universe
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Alternatives, Oddities, Philosophical Musings

• Steady State Model
• Pioneer Anomaly
• Modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND)
• Variable Speed of Light (VSL)
• Quintessence
• Axis of Evil
• Anthropic Principle (fine tuning of fundamental
  constants)
• Landscape of String Theory
• Multiverse

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Consensus CosmologySDSS WMAP SNe
precision cosmology

• Standard Hot Big Bang of the 1970s
• Flat, accelerating Universe
• Atoms, exotic dark matter dark energy
• Consistent with inflation
• Precision set of cosmological parameters
• ?0 1.005 0.006 (uncurved)
• ?M 0.280 0.013
• ?B 0.045 0.0015
• ?DE 0.72 0.015
• H0 70 1.3 km/s/Mpc
• t0 13.73 0.12 Gyr
• N? 4.4 1.5