Cmb Physics
Cosmology · Part 4
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Table of Contents
- 1.1. Introduction and Historical Context
- 2.2. Blackbody Spectrum of the CMB
- 3.3. Temperature Anisotropies
- 4.4. Physics of CMB Anisotropies
- 5.5. Acoustic Oscillations in the Photon-Baryon Fluid
- 6.6. The Angular Power Spectrum: What Each Feature Tells Us
- 7.7. CMB Polarization
- 8.8. Planck Mission Results: Precision Cosmology
- 9.9. Numerical Exploration: Simplified CMB Power Spectrum
- 10.10. Summary of Key Results
Key Equations
$$B_\nu(\nu, T) = \frac{2h\nu^3}{c^2}\,\frac{1}{e^{h\nu/(k_B T)} - 1}$$
$$\mathcal{D}_\ell = \frac{\ell(\ell+1)}{2\pi}\,C_\ell$$
$$C_\ell \propto C_\ell^{\text{undamped}} \cdot e^{-(\ell/\ell_D)^2}$$
$$V_{\rm inf}^{1/4} \approx 1.06 \times 10^{16}\;\text{GeV}\left(\frac{r}{0.01}\right)^{1/4}$$
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Course Context
This PDF is part of the Cosmology course on CoursesHub.World. Study the origin, structure, and evolution of the universe. Covers the expanding universe, thermal history, cosmic inflation, CMB physics, structure formation, dark matter, dark energy, and observatio...
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