CiNii 図書 - Critical dialogues in cosmology : Princeton, New Jersey, USA, 24-27 June 1996 : in celebration of the 250th anniversary of Princeton University

A special forum on critical issues in cosmology in celebraton of Princeton University's 250th birthday.The proceedings of this conference, held as part of Princeton University's 250th birthday celebrations, features lectures and discussions by many of the world's leading scientists on the status and future of modern cosmology.The volume offers the non-specialist a fascinating insight into the current status of cosmology and the issues of contention at the research frontiers of the science. It constitutes the proceedings of a special conference, held as part of Princeton University's 250 birthday celebrations, featuring lectures and discussions by many of the world's leading scientists on the status and future of modern cosmology. The volume is based on the format of a series of debates in which a range of conventional wisdom is reviewed, defended and critcised by renowned specialists in each field.The technical level of the volume is accessible to a very broad audience of non-specialists. This innovative exchange of ideas at the cutting edge of cosmology therefore offers an unusual opportunity for the average reader to savour the excitement of probing into the ultimate secrets of the universe.

The state of modern cosmology, M. Rees
the universe is homogeneous and isotropic on large scales, M. Davis and L. Pietronero
big bang nucleosynthesis explains the observed abundances of helium and other light elements, C. Hogan and G. Steigman
age/expansion consistency, D. Schramm
the value of Hubble's constant, W. Freedman and G. Tammann
the age of the oldest stars exceeds 13 Gyr, M. Bolte and B. Paczynski
dynamical measurements favour a value of omega close to unity, A. Dekel and D. Burstein
review of the cosmological constant problem - theory, S. Weinberg, observations, M. Fukugita
review of the dark matter problem, baryonic dark matter and dark matter candidates - astronomical view, D. Spergel, experimental view, B. Sadoulet
inflation provides a compelling explanation for why the universe is so large, so flat and so old, and a predictive theory of density perturbations, A. Guth and W. Unruh
overview of FRW cosmology, M. Longair
what are the clues from present day theory about what a final cosmology might be?, and what kind of guidance might cosmological observations give as to the nature of a fundamental theory?, R. Blandford et al
review of electroweak baryogenesis, N. Turok
the galactic magnetic fields could have been generated by standard astrophysical processes and the dynamo mechanism, E. Parker and R. Kulsrud
review of observations - spectrum, anisotropy, recent experiments, L. Page
what current CBR anisotropy measurements tell us, J.R. Bond and J. Silk
review of large scale galaxy surveys, G. Efstathiou
the large scale velocity flows - two views, M. Strauss and R. Giovanelli
observations of gaxalies at high redshifts provide strong constraints on galaxy formation and evolution, and on the cosmological parameters, B. Rocca et al
absorption line studies show us that galaxy formation occurred at high redshifts, and that the intergalactic medium was ionized by a redshift of ..., A. Wolfe and W. Sargent
review of gravitational lensing, E. Turner
the best theory of cosmic structure formation is ..., J.R. Goot (Open CDM), N. Kaiser (omega=1 Std CDM), J. Primack (MDM), A. Stebbins (Defects+X) and M. Turner (CDM+L)
an astronomer's, an astrophysicist's and a particle physicist's view, V. Rubin et al.

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A special forum on critical issues in cosmology in celebraton of Princeton University's 250th birthday.The proceedings of this conference, held as part of Princeton University's 250th birthday celebrations, features lectures and discussions by many of the world's leading scientists on the status and future of modern cosmology.The volume offers the non-specialist a fascinating insight into the current status of cosmology and the issues of contention at the research frontiers of the science. It constitutes the proceedings of a special conference, held as part of Princeton University's 250 birthday celebrations, featuring lectures and discussions by many of the world's leading scientists on the status and future of modern cosmology. The volume is based on the format of a series of debates in which a range of conventional wisdom is reviewed, defended and critcised by renowned specialists in each field.The technical level of the volume is accessible to a very broad audience of non-specialists. This innovative exchange of ideas at the cutting edge of cosmology therefore offers an unusual opportunity for the average reader to savour the excitement of probing into the ultimate secrets of the universe.

The state of modern cosmology, M. Rees
the universe is homogeneous and isotropic on large scales, M. Davis and L. Pietronero
big bang nucleosynthesis explains the observed abundances of helium and other light elements, C. Hogan and G. Steigman
age/expansion consistency, D. Schramm
the value of Hubble's constant, W. Freedman and G. Tammann
the age of the oldest stars exceeds 13 Gyr, M. Bolte and B. Paczynski
dynamical measurements favour a value of omega close to unity, A. Dekel and D. Burstein
review of the cosmological constant problem - theory, S. Weinberg, observations, M. Fukugita
review of the dark matter problem, baryonic dark matter and dark matter candidates - astronomical view, D. Spergel, experimental view, B. Sadoulet
inflation provides a compelling explanation for why the universe is so large, so flat and so old, and a predictive theory of density perturbations, A. Guth and W. Unruh
overview of FRW cosmology, M. Longair
what are the clues from present day theory about what a final cosmology might be?, and what kind of guidance might cosmological observations give as to the nature of a fundamental theory?, R. Blandford et al
review of electroweak baryogenesis, N. Turok
the galactic magnetic fields could have been generated by standard astrophysical processes and the dynamo mechanism, E. Parker and R. Kulsrud
review of observations - spectrum, anisotropy, recent experiments, L. Page
what current CBR anisotropy measurements tell us, J.R. Bond and J. Silk
review of large scale galaxy surveys, G. Efstathiou
the large scale velocity flows - two views, M. Strauss and R. Giovanelli
observations of galaxies at high redshifts provide strong constraints on galaxy formation and evolution, and on the cosmological parameters, B. Rocca et al
absorption line studies show us that galaxy formation occurred at high redshifts, and that the intergalactic medium was ionized by a redshift of ..., A. Wolfe and W. Sargent
review of gravitational lensing, E. Turner
the best theory of cosmic structure formation is ..., J.R. Goot (Open CDM), N. Kaiser (omega=1 Std CDM), J. Primack (MDM), A. Stebbins (Defects+X) and M. Turner (CDM+L)
an astronomer's, an astrophysicist's and a particle physicist's view, V. Rubin et al.

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