Pavel D. Naselsky, Dmitry I. Novikov, Igor D. Novikov

The Physics of the Cosmic Microwave Background

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Taking a physical approach, the authors of this 2006 volume probe the problem of the 'darkness' of the Universe.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Juni 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 475g
• ISBN-13: 9781107403123
• ISBN-10: 110740312X
• Artikelnr.: 33624026

Inhaltsangabe

Prefaces
1. Observational foundations
2. Kinetics of electromagnetic radiation
3. The ionization history of the Universe
4. Primordial cosmic background radiation and small perturbations of uniform cosmological model
5. Primary anisotropy of CMB
6. Primordial polarization of the cosmic microwave background
7. Statistical properties of random fields
8. The Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP)
9. The 'Planktonian era' in the study of anisotropy and polarization of the CMB
10. Conclusion
References
Index.