cosmic microwave background

Summary

cosmic microwave background is an electromagnetic wave^[1]. It draws 5,650 Wikipedia views per month (electromagnetic_wave category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2]

Key Facts

• cosmic microwave background is credited with the discovery of Arno Allan Penzias^[3].
• cosmic microwave background is credited with the discovery of Robert Wilson^[4].
• cosmic microwave background's instance of is recorded as electromagnetic wave^[5].
• cosmic microwave background's instance of is recorded as astronomical phenomenon^[6].
• cosmic microwave background's location of discovery is recorded as Crawford Hill^[7].
• cosmic microwave background is a type of cosmic background radiation^[8].
• cosmic microwave background is a type of thermal radiation^[9].
• cosmic microwave background's Commons category is recorded as Cosmic microwave background^[10].
• cosmic microwave background comprises photon^[11].
• cosmic microwave background's time of discovery or invention is recorded as May 20, 1964^[12].
• cosmic microwave background's has cause is recorded as recombination^[13].
• cosmic microwave background's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cosmic microwave background^[14].
• cosmic microwave background's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+1000'}^[15].
• cosmic microwave background's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+1090.51'}^[16].
• cosmic microwave background's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+1089.57'}^[17].
• cosmic microwave background's topic has template is recorded as Template:CMB^[18].
• cosmic microwave background's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'реликтовое излучение'}^[19].
• cosmic microwave background's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'cosmic microwave background'}^[20].
• cosmic microwave background's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'fond diffus cosmologique'}^[21].
• cosmic microwave background's has characteristic is recorded as anisotropy^[22].
• cosmic microwave background's has characteristic is recorded as polarization^[23].
• cosmic microwave background's different from is recorded as cosmic background radiation^[24].
• cosmic microwave background's temperature is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11579', 'amount': '+2.72548'}^[25].
• cosmic microwave background's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[26].
• cosmic microwave background's theorized by is recorded as George Gamow^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include electromagnetic wave^[5] and astronomical phenomenon^[6]. Recorded subclass of include cosmic background radiation^[8] and thermal radiation^[9].

Use and Application

cosmic microwave background comprises photon^[11].

Why It Matters

cosmic microwave background draws 5,650 Wikipedia views per month (electromagnetic_wave category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]