The Scientific Case for Planck

• Introduction
• Observations of the CMB
• The Origin of CMB Anisotropies

  • Statistical Description of the Anisotropies
  • Potential Fluctuations in the Early Universe
  • Fluctuations on Angular Scales < 2°
  • Topological Defects and Other Theories

• Tests of Cosmological Theories and the Estimation of Cosmological Parameters

  • Scientific Requirements: Sensitivity, Angular Resolution and Sky Coverage
  • Testing Theories of Inflation
  • The Case for Measuring Polarisation
  • Determining Fundamental Cosmological Parameters
  • The Nature of the Dark Matter
  • Signatures From Topological Defects
  • CMB Anisotropies and Large-Scale Structure in the Universe

• Clusters of Galaxies

  • Thermal Sunyaev-Zeldovich Effect
  • Kinematic Sunyaev-Zeldovich Effect

• Extragalactic Sources

  • Radio-loud Active Galactic Nuclei
  • Infrared Galaxies and Radio-quiet AGN
  • The Infrared Background due to Unresolved Sources
    • Fluctuations in the Diffuse Infrared Background

• Galactic Studies

  • Interstellar Medium
  • Star Formation
  • Interstellar Magnetic Fields and Cosmic Ray Electrons

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