The Cosmic Microwave Background
โ Scribed by Ruth Durrer
- Book ID
- 127457156
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 4 MB
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
- ISBN
- 051142406X
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โฆ Synopsis
Graduate textbook examining the theory of the cosmic microwave background and its recent progress.
๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
The 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 introd
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