Colloquium: Measuring and understanding the universe

2003/08/24 by Wendy L. Freedman, Michael S. Turner · 216 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #Computer science #Cosmology #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena #Data science #Physics #Theoretical physics #Universe #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/revmodphys.75.1433

published in Reviews of Modern Physics 75(4), 1433-1447 (American Physical Society) · 39 pages, 11 figures, 1 table, accepted for publication in Reviews of Modern Physics Colloquia

arxiv created 2003/08/24 · openalex publication_date 2003/11/10 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2017/04/07 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/08

Abstract

Revolutionary advances in both theory and technology have launched cosmology into its most exciting period of discovery yet. Unanticipated components of the universe have been identified, promising ideas for understanding the basic features of the universe are being tested, and deep connections between physics on the smallest scales and on the largest scales are being revealed.

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