The Cosmic Microwave Background

We present a brief review of current theory and observations of the cosmic microwave background (CMB). New predictions for cosmological defect theories and an overview of the inflationary theory are discussed. Recent results from various observations of the anisotropies of the microwave background a...

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Main Authors: Jones Aled, Lasenby Anthony
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 1998-01-01
Series:Living Reviews in Relativity
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Online Access:http://www.livingreviews.org/lrr-1998-11