TY - GEN
T1 - Observational cosmology
AU - Sanders, RH
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - I discuss the classical cosmological tests, i.e., angular size-redshift, flux-redshift, and galaxy number counts, in the light of the cosmology prescribed by the interpretation of the CMB anisotropies. The discussion is somewhat of a primer for physicists, with emphasis upon the possible systematic uncertainties in the observations and their interpretation. Given the curious composition of the Universe inherent in the emerging cosmological model, I stress the value of searching for inconsistencies rather than concordance, and suggest that the prevailing mood of triumphalism in cosmology is premature.
AB - I discuss the classical cosmological tests, i.e., angular size-redshift, flux-redshift, and galaxy number counts, in the light of the cosmology prescribed by the interpretation of the CMB anisotropies. The discussion is somewhat of a primer for physicists, with emphasis upon the possible systematic uncertainties in the observations and their interpretation. Given the curious composition of the Universe inherent in the emerging cosmological model, I stress the value of searching for inconsistencies rather than concordance, and suggest that the prevailing mood of triumphalism in cosmology is premature.
KW - PROBE WMAP OBSERVATIONS
KW - GRAVITATIONAL LENS B1608+656
KW - SIZE REDSHIFT RELATION
KW - HUBBLE DEEP FIELD
KW - IA SUPERNOVAE
KW - PRIMORDIAL ABUNDANCE
KW - LUMINOSITY FUNCTION
KW - DARK ENERGY
KW - MASS MODELS
KW - CONSTANT
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 3-540-22712-1
T3 - Lecture Notes in Physics
SP - 105
EP - 137
BT - PHYSICS OF THE EARLY UNIVERSE
A2 - Papantonopoulos, E
PB - Springer
CY - BERLIN
T2 - 2nd Aegean School on the Early Universe
Y2 - 22 September 2003 through 30 September 2003
ER -