Cosmic Microwave Background - From Quantum Fluctuations to the Present Universe

Klappentext Presents a comprehensive overview of current knowledge of the Cosmic Microwave Background, from basic theoretical principles to recent research results. Zusammenfassung Prestigious researchers in the field present a comprehensive overview of current knowledge of the Cosmic Microwave Background! giving coverage from the basic theoretical principles to the most recent research results! and putting the impact of new experiments into a broader context of research in cosmology. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of contributors; List of participants; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. CMB observations and cosmological constraints Bruce Partridge; 2. The inflationary universe Sabino Matarrese; 3. CMB theory from nucleosynthesis to recombination Wayne Hu; 4. CMB fluctuations in the post-recombination universe Matthias Bartelmann; 5. Statistical techniques for data analysis in cosmology Licia Verde; 6. Gaussianity Enrique Martínez-González; 7. Galactic and extragalactic foregrounds Rodney D. Davies; 8. Probes of fundamental cosmology Malcolm Longair.

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• Autori: Jose Alberto Rubino-Martin, Jose Alberto (Instituto De Astrofis Rubino-Martin, Jose Alberto Rebolo Rubino-Martin
• Con la collaborazione di: E. Mediavilla (Editore), Evencio Mediavilla (Editore), Evencio (Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias Mediavilla (Editore), R. Rebolo (Editore), Rafael Rebolo (Editore), Rafael (Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias Rebolo (Editore), Jose Alberto Rubi O-Martin (Editore), Rubi& (Editore), Jose Alberto Rubi&328;o-Martin (Editore), Jose Alberto Rubi¿o-Martin (Editore), J. A. Rubino-Martin (Editore), Jose Alberto Rubino-Martin (Editore), Jose Alberto (Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias Rubino-Martin (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 17.12.2009
• EAN: 9780521764537
• ISBN: 978-0-521-76453-7
• Pagine: 318
• Serie: Canary Islands Winter School o; Canary Islands Winter School of Astrophysics; Canary Islands Winter School o
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Scienze naturali, tematiche generali