David Wands, Oliver F. Piattella, Luciano Casarini
Published 2015-04-23Version 1
The cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation provides a remarkable window onto the early universe, revealing its composition and structure. In these lectures we review and discuss the physics underlying the main features of the CMB.
Comments: Lectures given at the 2nd Jos\'e Pl\'inio Baptista School in Cosmology, 9-14 March 2014. 43 pages, 8 figures
Polarization-dependent heating of the cosmic microwave background radiation by a magnetic field
Inflation after Planck and BICEP2
Direction dependence of the power spectrum and its effect on the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation
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