Re: AP & C

[Maurice Barnhill <mvb@UDEL.EDU>]

Larry,

    I see your point.  Certainly the age of the Earth, which certainly
contributes to cosmolgy, was tackled using tools from chemistry; in fact
the question would generally be considered to be a part of geology.  I
would think that on issues that are active now there would be much more
physics than other sciences in cosmology, but I am not really an expert
and I'll be interested in what people come up with.

    I was also thinking in terms of astrophysics and cosmology both
being a part of astronomy, so that astronomy itself doesn't count.  That
assumption could be argued as well.

Larry Cartwright wrote:
> Hmmm.
>
> Before Maurice's posting arrived I was just thinking to myself, "Yes
> there is; cosmology is far broader, with astrophysics being only one
> sub-discipline within the scientific investigation of the structure and
> history of the universe."  Opinions?
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Larry
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Larry Cartwright  <exit60@ia4u.net>
> Physics and Physical Science Teacher
> Charlotte HS, Charlotte MI USA
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> Maurice Barnhill wrote:
> > Yes there is.  Astrophysics is far broader, including for example
> > applying physical theory to calculate the behavior of the interiors of
> > stars.
> >
> > Jim Green wrote:
> > > Is there a difference in minds on the list between the topics of
> > > astrophysics and cosmology.

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Maurice Barnhill (mvb@udel.edu)
Department of Physics and Astronomy
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716