#600 Katherine Freese - The Cosmic Cocktail: Three Parts Dark Matter
RECORDED ON DECEMBER 6th 2021.
Dr. Katherine Freese is a professor of physics at the University of Texas at Austin, where she holds the Jeff and Gail Kodosky Endowed Chair in Physics. She is known for her work in theoretical cosmology at the interface of particle physics and astrophysics. She is the author of The Cosmic Cocktail: Three Parts Dark Matter.
In this episode, we focus on The Cosmic Cocktail. We talk about percentages of ordinary matter, dark matter, and dark energy in the Universe, and how we got to them. We get into the history of theorizing about dark matter, what we know about it, potential particles, and its origins. We then move into dark energy. We also discuss the geometry of the Universe, gravity, and the future of the Universe.
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Intro
Percentages of ordinary matter, dark matter and dark energy in the Universe
Dark matter
Potential dark matter particles
The origins of dark matter
Phenomena we can get a better grasp of by understanding what dark matter is
Dark energy
The geometry of the Universe
Do we understand what gravity is?
The future of the Universe
Follow Dr. Freese’s work!
Follow Dr. Freese’s work:
Faculty page: https://bit.ly/3AJvzUq
Works on ResearchGate: https://bit.ly/2XudlIn
The Cosmic Cocktail: https://amzn.to/3xWZOpr