Published 1990
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Theory and implications of the cosmic background radiation
Description
Anisotropies of the temperature of the Cosmic Background Radiation (CBR) give us unique information on the universe at redshifts of about 1000. By using observational limits on these anisotropies we can constrain the parameters of cosmological models and the spectrum and amplitude of the initial perturbations. Additional information on the thermal history of the universe is provided by distortions of the CBR spectrum. In this paper we give an overview of physical processes leading to anisotropies in popular cosmological models. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press.
- Imprint Place
- Cambridge (UK)
- ISBN
- 0 521 38428 1
- Imprint Title
- General relativity and gravitation, 1989
- Imprint Pagination
- 519 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 205-221.
Conference
- Title
- 12. International conference on general relativity and gravitation.
- Dates
- 2-8 Jul 1989.
- Place
- Boulder, CO (USA).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- United Kingdom
- INIS RN
- 22036222
- Subject category
- S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- AMPLITUDES; ANISOTROPY; BACKGROUND RADIATION; COSMIC RADIATION; COSMOLOGICAL MODELS; DISTURBANCES; GENERAL RELATIVITY THEORY; RED SHIFT; RELICT RADIATION; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL RADIATION; UNIVERSE
- Descriptors DEC
- ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; FIELD THEORIES; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROWAVE RADIATION; RADIATIONS