Description: The Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB), the radiation left over from the Big Bang, is arguably the most important topic in modern cosmology. Its theory and observation have revolutionized cosmology from an order-of-magnitude science to a precision science. This graduate textbook describes CMB physics from first principles in a detailed yet pedagogical way, assuming only that the reader has a working knowledge of General Relativity. Among the changes in this second edition are new chapters on non-Gaussianities in the CMB and on large-scale structure, and extended discussions on lensing and baryon acoustic oscillations, topics that have developed significantly in the last decade. Discussions of CMB experiments have been updated from WMAP data to the new Planck data. The CMB success story in estimating cosmological parameters is then treated in detail, conveying the beauty of the interplay of theoretical understanding and precise experimental measurements.
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EAN: 9781107135222
UPC: 9781107135222
ISBN: 9781107135222
MPN: N/A
Number of Pages: 500 Pages
Publication Name: Cosmic Microwave Background
Language: English
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Year: 2020
Subject: Cosmology, Astronomy
Item Height: 1.4 in
Features: Revised
Item Weight: 37 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Ruth Durrer
Item Length: 6.9 in
Subject Area: Science
Item Width: 9.8 in
Format: Hardcover
