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A Brief History of Time - Stephen Hawking - Fisica
www.fisica.netthe cosmic microwave background radiation by COBE (the Cosmic Background Explorer satellite) and other collaborations. These fluctuations are the finger-prints of creation, tiny initial irregularities in the otherwise smooth and uniform early universe that later grew into galaxies, stars, and all the structures we see around us.
Physics 274 (Sp03) Final Exam Study Guide (Chapts 39, 40 ...
www.phys.hawaii.eduThe cosmic microwave background radiation is (Read sect 41-8, especially pgs 1330-31) a) radiation from the quasars that is redshifted. b) produced from processes going on all over the present universe. c) radiation from the Sun. d) radiation from the Big Bang that was around when electons and protons conbined to form neutral hydrogen atoms. !
The electromagnetic spectrum
cesar.esa.intThe Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) Electrons moving in magnetic fields Adapted from: NASA/Imagine the Universe! Figure 7: ESA’s fleet of telescopes across the electromagnetic spectrum. The sub-millimetre range corresponds to the shortest radio waves. (Credit: ESA)
THE COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND …
quiet.uchicago.edu1 Introduction By studying the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation field, cosmologists are uncovering extraordinary information about the early universe.