Studyguide for Exam 3, November 16, 2005

Here is a study guide for the third exam. Please note that when an entire section of a chapter is listed, with the section number, this indicates that you are responsible for the whole section. When a specific topic or question is listed (no section number), you are responsible for just that topic.

The exam will cover chapters 23 to 29.

Ch. 23: Black Holes and Curved Spacetime

• 23.1 The Principle of Equivalence
• 23.3 Tests of General Relativity
• 23.4 Time in General Relativity
• 23.5 Black Holes
• 23.6 Evidence for Black Holes

Ch. 24: The Milky Way Galaxy

• 24.1 The Architecture of the Galaxy
• 24.3 The Mass of the Galaxy
• 24.4 The Center of the Galaxy
• 24.5 Stellar Populations in the Galaxy

Ch. 25: Galaxies

• 25.1 The Great Nebula Debate
• 25.2 Types of Galaxies
• 25.3 Properties of Galaxies
• 25.4.1 Variable Stars
• 25.5 The Expanding Universe

Ch. 26: Quasars and Active Galaxies

• 26.1 The Quasars
• 26.2 Active Galaxies
• 26.3 Black Holes at the Centers of Galaxies
• 26.4 Quasars as Proves of Evolution of the Universe

INTERLUDE: Gamma Ray Bursts

optional reading

Chapter 27: The Evolution and Distribution of Galaxies

• 27.1 Observations of Distant Galaxies
• 27.2 The Evolution of Galaxies
• 27.3 The Distribution of Galaxies in Space
• 27.4 The Formation of Structure in the Universe
• 27.5 A Universe of (Mostly) Dark Matter?

Chapter 28: The Big Bang

• 28.1 The Age of the Universe
• 28.2 A Model of the Universe
• 28.3 The Beginning of the Universe
• 28.4 The Cosmic Background Radiation
• 28.5 What is the Universe Really Made of?
• 28.7 The Anthropic Principle

Chapter 29: Life in the Universe

• 29.1 The Cosmic Context for Life
• 29.2 Astrobiology
• 29.3 Searching for Life Beyond Earth
• 29.4 The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence