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_erda
_cUkCbUP
050 0 0 _aQB991.C64
_bD87 2008
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100 1 _aDurrer, Ruth,
_eauthor.
245 1 4 _aThe cosmic microwave background /
_cRuth Durrer.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2008.
300 _a1 online resource (xii, 401 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505 0 _aThe homogeneous and isotropic universe -- Perturbation theory -- Initial conditions -- CMB anisotropies -- CMB polarization and the total angular momentum approach -- Cosmological parameter estimation -- Lensing and the CMB -- The CMB spectrum.
520 _aThe cosmic microwave background (CMB) is the radiation left over from the Big Bang. Recent analysis of the fluctuations in this radiation has given us valuable insights into our Universe and its parameters. Examining the theory of CMB and recent developments, this textbook starts with a brief introduction to modern cosmology and its main successes, followed by a thorough derivation of cosmological perturbation theory. It then explores the generation of initial fluctuations by inflation. The Boltzmann equation governs the evolution of CMB anisotropies and polarization is derived using the total angular momentum method. Cosmological parameter estimation and the lensing of CMB fluctuations and spectral distortions are also discussed. This textbook is the first to contain a full derivation of the theory of CMB anisotropies and polarization. Ideal for graduate students and researchers in this field, it includes end-of-chapter exercises, and solutions to selected exercises are provided.
650 0 _aCosmic background radiation.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9780521847049
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511817205
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