Dawn, the Dark Ages and Early Galaxies
The areas discussed include:
| Dawn | How the Big bang displaced the Steady State theory; Element abundances |
| The Dark Ages | Recombination; Reionisation; Expansion of the Universe (what is 'z'); Shifted spectral lines |
| The 21cm Line | Only way to look at Dark Ages; Red Shifted up to 30 metres |
| End of the Dark Ages | Population III stars; Nuclear processes; mass of Pop III stars |
| Early Galaxy Formation | Hydrogen atom energy levels; Lyman-alpha emitters; Lyman break galaxies; Gunn Peterson trough |
| How do we Observe? | The SKA; ALMA; Gravitational Lensing; Quasars; Black Holes |
| Conclusion | We're at the start of this journey; SKA, JWST etc. to come |