Douglas Scott

UBC

"What have we already learned from the CMB?"
 
The COBE satellite, and the DMR experiment in particular, was extraordinarily
successful. However, the DMR results were announced about 7 years ago, during
which time a great deal more has been learned about anisotropies in the Cosmic
Microwave Background (CMB). The CMB experiments currently being designed
and built, including long-duration balloons, interferometers, and two space
missions, promise to address several fundamental cosmological issues.  I
present an evaluation of what we already know, what we are beginning to learn
now, and what the future may bring.

Loosely based on astro-ph/9810446