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The Cosmic Microwave Background by Ruth Durrer

The Cosmic Microwave Background Ruth Durrer ebook
Language: English
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: , 9780511423055
Page: 424
Format: pdf

Microwaves are invisible to the naked eye so they cannot be seen without instruments. An accurate measurement of the EBL is as fundamental to cosmology as measuring the heat radiation left over from the Big Bang (the cosmic microwave background) at radio wavelengths. An extremely large void and a cosmic texture are two possible explanations for the cold spot seen in the cosmic microwave background. CMB plushie Last week, my fianc?� sent me a gift at work ??� a weird little stuffed toy. Astronomers studying the cosmic microwave background (CMB) have uncovered new direct evidence for dark energy ??� the mysterious substance that appears to be accelerating the expansion of the universe. Observations of the way light scatters from large astrophysical bodies provides independent confirmation of the standard model of cosmology. But after I looked closer, I realized it's a toy plushie version of the cosmic microwave background radiation. Professor Ed Copeland on the latest news to come from the Planck project - talking about the Big Bang and the resulting microwave radiation. The Cosmic Microwave Background, or CMB, is radiation that fills the universe and can be detected in every direction. The cosmic microwave background, shown at left in this illustration, is a flash of light that occurred when the young universe cooled enough for electrons and protons to form the first atoms. The Planck mission has yielded the most detailed map yet of the cosmic microwave background radiation, from which crucial cosmological parameters have been recalculated. Guest contribution by Behnam Javanmardi Prologue by Pavel Kroupa: The much awaited Planck results on the CMB have been published recently.