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Better to add a section to Polarization (waves)

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Duplicate of my post to Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Physics

@Jn.mdel Your article has two references, one which would be adequate for a short section of Polarization (waves) and one which is better covered by Cosmic_microwave_background#Polarization. These two articles already cross reference each other. The first step would be a section in Polarization (waves) and if that grew too be too long, we could split it out. But a separate article it not needed at this time. Johnjbarton (talk) 16:59, 8 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Restructuring

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On the basis of the new title "Polarization (cosmology)", the article should follow a new outline. Here is my suggestion:

  1. Intro. Blank for now, fill in at the end with a summary of the article.
  2. Importance. Short, well-referenced overview on why polarization is important for cosmology. No details.
  3. Background. Summary of Polarization (waves). Basic concept of polarization. Two paragraphs.
  4. Cosmological sources. Summary of various article on sources, including various kinds of stars, CMB.
  5. Causes of anisotropy. Physical processes that result in spatial anisotropy.
  6. Types of radiation. Subsections for each type, measurement, theory.

Johnjbarton (talk) 16:39, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]