Faraday rotation, stochastic magnetic fields and CMB maps

dc.creatorGiovannini, Massimo
dc.creatorKunze, Kerstin E.
dc.date2008-04-21
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dc.descriptionThe high- and low-frequency descriptions of the pre-decoupling plasma are deduced from the Vlasov-Landau treatment generalized to curved space-times and in the presence of the relativistic fluctuations of the geometry. It is demonstrated that the interplay between one-fluid and two-fluid treatments is mandatory for a complete and reliable calculation of the polarization observables. The Einstein-Boltzmann hierarchy is generalized to handle the dispersive propagation of the electromagnetic disturbances in the pre-decoupling plasma. Given the improved physical and numerical framework, the polarization observables are computed within the magnetized $Λ$CDM paradigm (m$Λ$CDM). In particular, the Faraday-induced B-mode is consistently estimated by taking into account the effects of the magnetic fields on the initial conditions of the Boltzmann hierarchy, on the dynamical equations and on the dispersion relations. The complete calculations of the angular power spectra constitutes the first step for the derivation of magnetized maps of the CMB temperature and polarization which are here obtained for the first time and within the minimal m$Λ$CDM model. The obtained results set the ground for direct experimental scrutiny of large-scale magnetism via the low and high frequency instruments of the Planck explorer satellite.
dc.description53 pages, 15 included figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0804.3380
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0804.3380
dc.identifierPhys.Rev.D78:023010,2008
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevD.78.023010
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/197967
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.subjectGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Experiment
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Theory
dc.titleFaraday rotation, stochastic magnetic fields and CMB maps
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