(NAS Colloquium) The Age of the Universe, Dark Matter, and Structure Formation

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Size: 84 pages, 8.5 x 11

Publication Year:1998

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Table of Contents
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Front Matter	i-viii
The age of the universe, dark matter, and structure formation	1-1	(skim)
Measuring cosmological parameters	2-7	(skim)
Globular clusters, Hipparcos, and the age of the galaxy	8-12	(skim)
Globular cluster ages	13-17	(skim)
The age of the universe from nuclear chronometers	18-21	(skim)
Galaxies and large scale structure at high redshifts	22-28	(skim)
The microwave background anisotropies: Observations	29-34	(skim)
Cosmic microwave background theory	35-41	(skim)
Primordial nucleosynthesis	42-46	(skim)
The universe at z > 5: When and how did the 'dark age' end?	47-52	(skim)
Particle components of dark matter	53-58	(skim)
Direct searches for dark matter: Recent results	59-66	(skim)
Galaxy formation	67-71	(skim)
X-ray emissions from clusters and groups of galaxies	72-77	(skim)
Cosmic velocity fields and their interpretation	78-81	(skim)
Measuring the topology of the universe	82-84	(skim)
Biographical Sketches of Speakers and Chairmen	85-88	(skim)

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