We have learned a lot recently about how the Universe evolved in 13.7 billion years since the Big Bang. More than 80% of matter in the Universe is mysterious Dark Matter, which made stars and galaxies to form. The newly discovered Higgs-boson became frozen into the Universe a trillionth of a second after the Big Bang and brought order to the Universe. Yet we still do not know how ordinary matter (atoms) survived against total annihilation by Anti-Matter. The expansion of the Universe started acceleration about 7 billion years ago and the Universe is being ripped apart. The culprit is Dark Energy, a mysterious energy multiplying in vacuum. I will present evidence behind these startling discoveries and discuss what we may learn in the near future.
This course is offered in English.
From the Big Bang to Dark Energy
proposé par
The University of Tokyo
Programme du cours : ce que vous apprendrez dans ce cours
Semaine
1From Daily Life to the Big Bang
Understanding the Universe in which we live and how to probe it can begin with simple daily life experiences such as night and day and the four seasons. Starting from these observations, we will take a journey from our local Earth at the present time all the way to the edge of the universe and back to its birth, learning the techniques and findings in modern physics that provide us this understanding.
12 vidéos (Total 95 min), 3 lectures, 14 quiz
12 vidéos
Course Preview1 min
Introduction8 min
1-1 Night and Day, and Four Seasons9 min
1-2 Revolution of the Earth5 min
1-3 Why Elliptic?8 min
1-4 Why Does Everything Fall the Same Way?8 min
1-5 Beginning of the Universe Look Far into the Past I13 min
1-6 Beginning of the Universe Look Far into the Past II5 min
1-7 Beginning of the Universe Look Far into the Past III6 min
1-8 Beginning of the Universe Look Far into the Past IV8 min
1-9 Beginning of the Universe Look Far into the Past V10 min
1-10 Cosmic Expansion6 min
3 lectures
Course Description10 min
Syllabus10 min
About Optional Challenge Problems10 min
14 exercices pour s'entraîner
Practice Quiz 1-12 min
Practice Quiz 1-22 min
Graded Quiz 1-14 min
Practice Quiz 1-34 min
Practice Quiz 1-42 min
Graded Quiz 1-24 min
Practice Quiz 1-52 min
Practice Quiz 1-62 min
Practice Quiz 1-72 min
Practice Quiz 1-82 min
Practice Quiz 1-92 min
Practice Quiz 1-102 min
Graded Quiz 1-36 min
Optional Challenge Problem 110 min
Semaine
2Birth of Elements and Higgs Boson
We are made of chemical elements. So one of the fundamental questions “where do we come from?” leads to another question: “how were elements born?”. This is related to the Higgs Boson, an important particle in answering this question which remained elusive until its discovery was recently announced on July 4, 2012. In this module, we will learn recent research outcomes on these topics.
9 vidéos (Total 97 min), 11 quiz
9 vidéos
2-2 Birth of Elements II11 min
2-3 Birth of Elements III6 min
2-4 Birth of Elements IV9 min
2-5 Birth of Elements V14 min
2-6 Higgs Boson Frozen into the Universe I7 min
2-7 Higgs Boson Frozen into the Universe II13 min
2-8 Higgs Boson Frozen into the Universe III15 min
2-9 Higgs Boson Frozen into the Universe IV12 min
11 exercices pour s'entraîner
Practice Quiz 2-12 min
Practice Quiz 2-22 min
Practice Quiz 2-32 min
Practice Quiz 2-42 min
Practice Quiz 2-52 min
Graded Quiz 2-16 min
Practice Quiz 2-62 min
Practice Quiz 2-72 min
Practice Quiz 2-82 min
Practice Quiz 2-92 min
Graded Quiz 2-28 min
Semaine
3Dark Matter and Anti-Matter
In this module, we will learn about dark matter and anti-matter -- some of the more mysterious sides of the Universe. We know dark matter played an important role in the formation of stars and galaxies, but much of properties are still unknown to us. In another strange mystery, we will see how the beginning of the universe started with equal amounts of matter and anti-matter, yet somehow only matter (which we are composed of!) survived.
8 vidéos (Total 83 min), 1 lecture, 11 quiz
8 vidéos
3-1 Power Spectrum11 min
3-2 Dark Matter I6 min
3-3 Dark Matter II10 min
3-4 Nature of Dark Matter I9 min
3-5 Nature of Dark Matter II9 min
3-6 Neutrinos and Anti-Matter I13 min
3-7 Neutrinos and Anti-Matter II13 min
3-8 Neutrinos and Anti-Matter III9 min
1 lecture
About Optional Challenge Problems10 min
11 exercices pour s'entraîner
Practice Quiz 3-12 min
Practice Quiz 3-22 min
Practice Quiz 3-32 min
Practice Quiz 3-42 min
Practice Quiz 3-52 min
Graded Quiz 3-18 min
Practice Quiz 3-62 min
Practice Quiz 3-72 min
Practice Quiz 3-82 min
Graded Quiz 3-26 min
Optional Challenge Problem 210 min
Semaine
4Inflation and Dark Energy
At the very beginning, the Universe exponentially expanded during a period known as the cosmic inflation. Recent studies suggested that the Universe has entered into another stage of expansion, considered to be caused by 'mysterious' dark energy. In this module, we will learn about inflation, dark energy, and the possible fates of our Universe.
8 vidéos (Total 77 min), 9 quiz
8 vidéos
4-2 Inflation and Uncertainty Principle II (Uncertainty Principle I )12 min
4-3 Inflation and Uncertainty Principle III (Uncertainty Principle II )10 min
4-4 Fate of the Universe5 min
4-5 Dark Energy9 min
4-6 Big Rip6 min
4-7 Future Observations11 min
4-8 Wrap-up5 min
9 exercices pour s'entraîner
Practice Quiz 4-12 min
Practice Quiz 4-22 min
Practice Quiz 4-32 min
Graded Quiz 4-18 min
Practice Quiz 4-42 min
Practice Quiz 4-52 min
Practice Quiz 4-62 min
Practice Quiz 4-72 min
Graded Quiz 4-26 min
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par VV•Mar 15th 2017
I loved this course... It made me realise how small we are yet how big!!! It helped me understand various aspects of universe and also about quantum physics...\n\nThank you so much for the course..
par GV•Jan 7th 2018
This was an incredible experience.thanx to u i came to know about our existance in the univerce, how we have formed and what going to happen in the future .knowing all these info was fun..........
Enseignant
Hitoshi Murayama
MacAdams Professor of Physics, University of California, BerkeleyProfessor, Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU), Todai Institutes for Advanced Study (TODIAS)
À propos de The University of Tokyo
The University of Tokyo was established in 1877 as the first national university in Japan. As a leading research university, UTokyo offers courses in essentially all academic disciplines at both undergraduate and graduate levels and conducts research across the full spectrum of academic activity.
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