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arxiv: astro-ph/9708246 · v1 · submitted 1997-08-27 · 🌌 astro-ph · physics.flu-dyn· physics.plasm-ph

Was The Electromagnetic Spectrum A Blackbody Spectrum In The Early Universe?

classification 🌌 astro-ph physics.flu-dynphysics.plasm-ph
keywords spectrumelectromagneticblackbodyplasmafrequenciesomegaprimordialuniverse
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It is assumed, in general, that the electromagnetic spectrum in the Primordial Universe was a blackbody spectrum in vacuum. We derive the electromagnetic spectrum, based on the Fluctuation-Dissipation Theorem that describes the electromagnetic fluctuations in a plasma. Our description includes thermal and collisional effects in a plasma. The electromagnetic spectrum obtained differs from the blackbody spectrum in vacuum at low frequencies. In particular, concentrating on the primordial nucleosynthesis era, it has more energy for frequencies less than 3 to $6\omega_{pe}$, where $\omega_{pe}$ is the electron plasma frequency.

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