Fluctuations in the cosmic microwave background. I. Form factors and their calculation in the synchronous gauge
Fluctuations in the cosmic microwave background. I. Form factors and their calculation in the synchronous gauge
It is shown that the fluctuation in the temperature of the cosmic microwave background in any direction may be evaluated as an integral involving scalar and dipole form factors, which incorporate all relevant information about acoustic oscillations before the time of last scattering. A companion paper gives asymptotic expressions for …