Multiverse: One Universe or Many?
The inflationary theory of cosmology, an enduring theory about our universe and how it was formed, explains that just after the Big Bang, the universe went through a period of rapid expansion. This theory has been critical to understanding what's going on in the cosmos today. But now, this long-held notion - which seems to suggest as-yet-unproven and perhaps unprovable features such as the multiverse - is under increasing attack. Through informed debate among architects of the inflationary theory and its prime competitors, this program explored our best attempts to understand where we came from.
| Multiverse: One Universe or Many? |
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| To Infinity and Beyond An overview of the development of cosmology over the last 100 years from the Big Bang models of the Universe to the astounding revelation of recent years in that we have no real understanding of 96% of its content. |
| Parallel Universes A collection of documentary films that introduce multiverse (or parallel universes) and explain how physicists search for evidence of parallel universes. |
| The Fabric of the Cosmos This is a PBS documentary series presented by Brian Greene, exploring cutting-edge scientific concepts about the nature of time and space, the weird realm of quantum physics, and multiverse. |
| Frontiers and Controversies in Astrophysics This course focuses on three particularly interesting areas of astronomy that are advancing very rapidly: Extra-Solar Planets, Black Holes, and Dark Energy. |
| The Early Universe The first part of the course deals with the classical cosmology, and later part with modern particle physics and its recent impact on cosmology. |