B-mode in CMB polarization. What's that and why it is interesting

2014/10/23 by A. D. Dolgov, Dolgov, A. D.
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Earth and Planetary Sciences · Physics and Astronomy · #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO) #FOS: Physical sciences #Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies #Geophysics and Gravity Measurements #astro-ph.CO

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1410.6280

9 pages, 4 figures; Invited talk at the XXX Int. Workshop on HIgh Energy Physics "Particle and Astroparticle Physics, Gravitation and Cosmology:Predictions, Observations and New Projects. Protvino, June, 23-27, 2014

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Abstract

Generation of the B-mode of CMB polarization by background of relic gravitational wave is discussed in connection with the BICEP2 measurements. Description of the polarization maps in terms of the eigenvectors of the polarization matrix is considered.

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