PART IV: The Extragalactic Distance Scale
7 Lecture Course, Session II 1997, Convener - Simon Driver
Reading Material: The Extra-galactic Distance Ladder Rowan-Robinson
| Date | Topic | Lecturer |
|---|---|---|
| 1. September 18th | Stellar distances - Parallax, Cepheids, RR-Lyraes, Main sequence fitting. | Lori Allen |
| 2. September 25th | Surface brighntess fluctuations, GC luminosity functions, Planetary Nebulae luminosity functions. | Simon Driver |
| - | Spring Break | - |
| 3. October 9th | Tully-Fischer, Dn-sigma | Alberto Fernandez-Soto |
| 4. October 16th | Distant distance indicators (CMB, SZ etc) | Charley Lineweaver | 5. October 23rd | The local velocity field | Michael Drinkwater |
| 6. October 30th | Medium distance indicators (SN, Lensing etc) | Simon Driver |
| 7. November 6th | Cosmological implications of the Hubble constant, review and comparison of the methods. | Simon Driver |
Simon Driver