The covariant perturbative approach to cosmic microwave background anisotropies

DOI10.1023/A:1001921711071zbMATH Open0972.83014arXivastro-ph/9903283WikidataQ125944704 ScholiaQ125944704MaRDI QIDQ1585045FDOQ1585045

Authors: Anthony Challinor 

Publication date: 22 November 2001

Published in: General Relativity and Gravitation (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The Ehlers-Ellis 1+3 formulation of covariant hydrodynamics, when supplemented with covariant radiative transport theory, gives an exact, physically transparent description of the physics of the cosmic microwave background radiation (CMB). Linearisation around a Friedmann-Robertson-Walker (FRW) universe provides a very direct and seamless route through to the linear, gauge-invariant perturbation equations for scalar, vector and tensor modes in an almost-FRW model. In this contribution we review covariant radiative transport theory and its application to the perturbative method for calculating and understanding the anisotropy of the CMB. Particular emphasis is placed on the inclusion of polarization in a fully covariant manner. With this inclusion, the covariant perturbative approach offers a complete description of linearised CMB physics in an almost-FRW universe.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9903283

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zbMATH Keywords

multipolesalmost Friedmann-Robertson-Walker universelinearised transfer equationmicrowave background

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Asymptotic procedures (radiation, news functions, (mathcal{H} )-spaces, etc.) in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C30) Observational and experimental questions in relativity and gravitational theory (83B05)

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