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PHYS 137. Cosmological Physics An introduction to cosmology which includes the study of the origin, evolution, and content of the universe: isotropy, homogeneity, and geometry of the universe; gravitational collapse and formation of proto-galactic structures; statistical mechanics and fluid dynamics in an expanding universe; observational tests of the standard cosmology model; extensions to the standard cosmological model including scalar field dark matter and modified theories of gravity. Prerequisite: PHYS 111 Natural sciences and engineering 1 credit. Spring 2022. Smith, T. Catalog chapter: Physics and Astronomy Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/physics-astronomy
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