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The Cosmic Microwave Background

Joseph Silk

Published 2002-12-12Version 1

I review the discovery of the temperature fluctuations in the cosmic microwave background radiation. The underlying theory and the implications for cosmology are reviewed, and I describe the prospects for future progress.

Comments: Plenary talk at TH-2002, UNESCO, Paris, July 22-26, 2002, to be published in Annales Henri Poincar\'e
Journal: AnnalesHenriPoincare4:S275-S290,2003
Categories: astro-ph
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