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Full Description
Recent observations of the afterglow of the Big Bang, commonly referred to as the Cosmic Microwave Background radiation, have greatly advanced our understanding of the early Universe and have helped reinforce the observational foundations of modern cosmology. This volume provides a comprehensive pedagogical overview of all aspects of the Cosmic Microwave Background radiation. Topics covered include theory, current observations, instrumentation, statistical analyses and the astrophysics of Galactic and other microwave foregrounds. These latter topics are important as much of the contemporary work in cosmology focuses on perfecting experimental techniques and the mitigating and assessing sources of errors. Bringing together the latest research and scientific developments from the primary literature into one book, this is a go-to resource for graduate students and researchers working in cosmology and astrophysics.
Contents
Preface; 1. Rise of modern cosmology: setting the stage; 2. Survey of CMB observations; 3. Homogeneous and isotropic cosmology; 4. Cosmological perturbations; 5. Cosmic inflation; 6. Imprinting the CMB; 7. Statistics for CMB analysis; 8. Measurement techniques; 9. CMB spectral distortions; 10. CMB analysis techniques; 11. Power spectrum based CMB analysis; 12. Searching for CMB non-Gaussianity; 13. Diffuse emission foregrounds; 14. Compact source foregrounds; 15. Gravitational lensing of CMB; Epilogue: future of the CMB; Appendix A. Covariant differentiation and Einstein equation synopsis; Appendix B. Nonflat vector and tensor harmonics; Appendix C. CMB anisotropies in nonflat models; Index.
