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The power spectrum of angular fluctuations in the cosmic microwave background radiation and its polarisation properties provide a wealth of information of cosmological importance, both for the determination of cosmological parameters and for understanding the formation of structure in the Universe. This information is encoded in the intensity and polarisation maps obtained by ground-based and balloon experiments and by the outstandingly successful COBE and WMAP space observatories which were dedicated to these studies.
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(2008). Fluctuations in the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation. In: Galaxy Formation. Astronomy and Astrophysics Library. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-73478-9_16
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