The Large Scale Structures A Window on the Dark Components of the Universe /

• Main Author: Ilić, Stéphane (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Physics.; Gravitation.; Cosmology.; Nuclear physics.; Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory.; Particle and Nuclear Physics.

Dark Energy and Dark Matter are among the greatest mysteries in modern cosmology. The present work explores in depth how large cosmic structures can help us unveil the nature of these components of the Universe. One the one hand, it focuses on a signature that Dark Energy imprints on the Cosmic Micr...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: The Ingredients of a Good Cosmological Probe
• Unravelling the iSW Effect Through the Matter Distribution
• The Impact of Identified Superstructures in the CMB
• Towards a Full Modelling of the iSW effect
• Studying Dark Matter Through the Lens of Reionization
• Conclusions & Perspectives.