Physics of the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
2016-12-14 v1
Abstract
The cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation provides a remarkable window onto the early universe, revealing its composition and structure. In these lectures we review and discuss the physics underlying the main features of the CMB.
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@article{arxiv.1504.06335,
title = {Physics of the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation},
author = {David Wands and Oliver F. Piattella and Luciano Casarini},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1504.06335},
year = {2016}
}
Comments
Lectures given at the 2nd Jos\'e Pl\'inio Baptista School in Cosmology, 9-14 March 2014. 43 pages, 8 figures