Published April 7, 2007
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Journal article
Dodecahedral topology fails to explain quadrupole-octupole alignment
Description
The cosmic microwave background (CMB) quadrupole and octupole, as well as being weaker than expected, align suspiciously well with each other. The non-trivial spatial topology can explain the weakness. Might it also explain the alignment? The answer in the case of the Poincare dodecahedral space is, as one might expect, a resounding no
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1088/0264-9381/24/7/011;
- PII
- S0264-9381(07)37640-5;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Classical and Quantum Gravity
- Journal Volume
- 24
- Journal Issue
- 7
- Journal Page Range
- p. 1863-1866
- ISSN
- 0264-9381
- CODEN
- CQGRDG
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 38083611
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ALIGNMENT; COSMOLOGY; OCTUPOLES; QUADRUPOLES; RELICT RADIATION; SPACE; TOPOLOGY
- Descriptors DEC
- ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; MATHEMATICS; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MULTIPOLES; RADIATIONS