Particle Physics and the Cosmic Microwave Background
John E. Carlstrom, Thomas M. Crawford, and Lloyd Knox
TL;DR
This paper discusses how temperature and polarization variations in the cosmic microwave background can reveal quantum fluctuations from the early universe, potentially uncovering new physics at very high energy scales.
Contribution
It highlights the potential of CMB observations to probe fundamental physics and quantum fluctuations from the early universe.
Findings
CMB variations encode quantum fluctuations.
Potential to explore physics at unprecedented energy scales.
Future observations may reveal new fundamental physics.
Abstract
Temperature and polarization variations across the microwave sky include the fingerprints of quantum fluctuations in the early universe. They may soon reveal physics at unprecedented energy scales.
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