Astronomical Models
Some widely accepted and studied theories and models in astronomy, now included in the Lambda-CDM model are the Big Bang, Cosmic inflation, dark matter, and fundamental theories of physics.
A few examples of this process:
Physical process | Experimental tool | Theoretical model | Explains/predicts |
Gravitation | Radio telescopes | Self-gravitating system | Emergence of a star system |
Nuclear fusion | Spectroscopy | Stellar evolution | How the stars shine and how metals formed |
The Big Bang | Hubble Space Telescope, COBE | Expanding universe | Age of the Universe |
Quantum fluctuations | Cosmic inflation | Flatness problem | |
Gravitational collapse | X-ray astronomy | General relativity | Black holes at the center of Andromeda galaxy |
CNO cycle in stars |
Read more about this topic: Theoretical Astronomy
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