The Cosmic Microwave Background: From Quantum Fluctuations to the Present Universe

ISBN-13: 9780521764537 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 304 str.

Jose Alberto Rubino-Martin

Opis

Presents a comprehensive overview of current knowledge of the Cosmic Microwave Background, from basic theoretical principles to recent research results.

Recenzje

'This volume would make highly recommended reading for research students in cosmology, and would not look amiss on the bookshelf of the seasoned researcher as a handy reference.' The Observatory

Spis treści

List of contributors; List of participants; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. CMB observations and cosmological constraints Bruce Partridge; 2. The inflationary universe Sabino Matarrese; 3. CMB theory from nucleosynthesis to recombination Wayne Hu; 4. CMB fluctuations in the post-recombination universe Matthias Bartelmann; 5. Statistical techniques for data analysis in cosmology Licia Verde; 6. Gaussianity Enrique Martínez-González; 7. Galactic and extragalactic foregrounds Rodney D. Davies; 8. Probes of fundamental cosmology Malcolm Longair.