The Cosmic Microwave Background by Ruth [Hardback]

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

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Book Title: The Cosmic Microwave Background by Ruth [Hardback]

Item Height: 2.9 cm

Item Length: 24.4 cm

Item Width: 17 cm

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Publication Year: 2020

Subject: Astronomy, Physics

Number of Pages: 500 Pages

Language: English

Publication Name: The Cosmic Microwave Background

Item Weight: 859 g

Type: Textbook

Author: Ruth Durrer

Format: Hardcover