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Cosmological Parameters from Cosmic Microwave Background Anisotropies: Status and Prospects

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A survey is made of the present constraints on cosmological parameters from Cosmic Microwave Background Anisotropies.

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Melchiorri, A., Ödman, C.J. Cosmological Parameters from Cosmic Microwave Background Anisotropies: Status and Prospects. Astrophysics and Space Science 283, 457–468 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022548416922

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