PIRSA:14100002

Is B-Mode Polarization of the CMB the Holy Grail of Inflation?

Brandenberger, R. (2014). Is B-Mode Polarization of the CMB the Holy Grail of Inflation?. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/14100002

Brandenberger, Robert. Is B-Mode Polarization of the CMB the Holy Grail of Inflation?. Perimeter Institute, Oct. 16, 2014, https://pirsa.org/14100002 

          @misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:14100002,
            doi = {},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/14100002},
            author = {Brandenberger, Robert},
            keywords = {Quantum Gravity},
            language = {en},
            title = {Is B-Mode Polarization of the CMB the Holy Grail of Inflation?},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2014},
            month = {oct},
            note = {PIRSA:14100002 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }

Robert Brandenberger McGill University - Department of Physics

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I will discuss why the search for B-Mode Polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) is very important for early universe cosmology, but that a discovery of such a polarization mode is in no way a confirmation of inflationary cosmology.