Polarization of the cosmic microwave background, though not yet detected, provides a source of information about cosmological parameters complementary to temperature fluctuations. This paper provides a complete theoretical treatment of polarization fluctuations. After a discussion of the physics of
The Cosmic Microwave Background
โ Scribed by Joseph Silk
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 162 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1424-0637
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