Abstract
These lecture notes present the computation of the full system of Boltzmann equations describing the evolution of the photon, baryon and cold dark matter fluids up to second order in perturbation theory, as recently studied in (Bartolo, Matarrese & Riotto 2006, 2007). These equations allow to follow the time evolution of the cosmic microwave background anisotropies at all angular scales from the early epoch, when the cosmological perturbations were generated, to the present, through the recombination era. The inclusion of second-order contributions is mandatory when one is interested in studying possible deviations from Gaussianity of cosmological perturbations, either of primordial (e.g. inflationary) origin or due to their subsequent evolution. Most of the emphasis in these lectures notes will be given to the derivation of the relevant equations for the study of cosmic microwave background anisotropies and to their analytical solutions.
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