Structure in the Universe and Dark Matter

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Structure in the Universe and
Dark Matter
A Chautauqua Short Course for College Teachers
Scott DodelsonOctober 26, 2001
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Our Galaxy
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Local Group
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Virgo Cluster
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Galaxy Clusters
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Large Scale Structure
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Where does this structure come from?
Ancient question has added potency How
did we get from
to
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Evolution of Structure Gravitational Instability
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CompHome.html
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Are the CMB fluctuations large enough to
produce large scale structure?
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/CMBFAST/cmbfast.html
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Conclusion
Coherent picture of structure formation
consistentwith stunning measurements of
anisotropy inCosmic Microwave Background
As long as Dark Matter, a new particle linked
tophysics beyond the Standard Model, exists!