Cosmic microwave background / Ruth Durrer.
Publication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008.Description: xii, 401 p. : illustrations ; 26 cmISBN:- 9780521847049
- 523.1 23 D965
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. The homogeneous and isotropic universe --
2. Perturbation theory --
3. Initial conditions --
4. CMB anisotropies --
5. CMB polarization and the total angular momentum approach --
6. Cosmological parameter estimation --
7. Lensing and the CMB --
8. The CMB spectrum --
References --
Index.
Examining the theory of cosmic background radiation and recent developments, this textbook starts with an 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.
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