Introduction to Microwave Background Polarization
Astrophysics
2011-04-15 v1
Abstract
Microwave background polarization, though presently undetected, is a fundamental prediction of any viable cosmological model. These lectures review the theoretical description of polarization, its physical interpretation, and potentially interesting polarization signals.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/9904102,
title = {Introduction to Microwave Background Polarization},
author = {Arthur Kosowsky},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/9904102},
year = {2011}
}
Comments
Lectures given at the International School of Space Sciences, L'Aquila, Italy, September 2-12, 1998. 18 pages with 2 figures; Elsevier tex macros