What is the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation? And what does it mean?

This video provides an overview of the accidental discovery and explanation of the cosmic microwave background radiation, the afterglow of the big bang, and follows the narrative of Steven Weinber’gs fantastic book: The First Three minutes. After reviewing the initial experimental work of Penzias and Wilson, a detailed account of the theoretical interpretation is presented, including a discussion of the thermodynamic legacy of the big bang, the Planck radiation law, recombination, and galaxy formation.

References:

The First Three Minutes – Steven Weinberg
Cosmology – Steven Weinberg
The Inflationary Universe – Alan Guth
Introduction to Cosmology – Matts Roos
An Introduction to Cosmology – P. OLESEN
An Introduction to Modern Cosmology – Andrew Liddle
Introduction to Cosmology – Barbara Ryden

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