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A beginner’s guide to the theory of CMB temperature and polarization power spectra in the line-of-sight formalism
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Astroparticle Physics . Mar2006, Vol. 25 Issue 2, p151-166. 16p. - Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- Abstract: We present here a detailed, self-contained treatment of the mathematical formalism for describing the theory of polarized anisotropy in the cosmic microwave background. This didactic review is aimed at researchers who are new to the field. We first develop the mathematical tools for describing polarized scattering of CMB photons. Then we take the reader through a detailed derivation of the line-of-sight formalism, explaining the calculation of both temperature and polarization power spectra due to the scalar and tensor perturbations in a flat Universe. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
- Subjects :
- *SPECTRUM analysis
*METAPHYSICAL cosmology
*MATHEMATICS
*PROPERTIES of matter
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09276505
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Astroparticle Physics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 19842350
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2005.12.002