Why CMB physics?

International Journal of Modern Physics A

Volumn 22, Issue 16-17, 2007, Pages 2697-2894

  Giovannini, Massimo ^a,b  

^a MUSEO STORICO DELLA FISICA E CENTRO STUDI E RICERCHE ENRICO FERMI   (Italy)

^b CERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Astrophysics; Cosmic microwave background; Theoretical cosmology; Theoretical highenergy physics

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547202023     PISSN: 0217751X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/s0217751x07036919     Document Type: Article

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