Introduction to Microwave Background Polarization

Abstract

Microwave background polarization, though presently undetected, is a fundamental prediction of any viable cosmological model. These lectures review the theoretical description of polarization, its physical interpretation, and potentially interesting polarization signals.

Lectures given at the International School of Space Sciences, L'Aquila, Italy, September 2-12, 1998. 18 pages with 2 figures; Elsevier tex macros

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• Magnetic Dipole Microwave Emission from Dust Grains
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