Journal article
The shape of a small universe: signatures in the cosmic microwave background
- Abstract:
- We consider the most general parametrization of flat topologically compact universes, complementing the work of Scannapieco, Levin and Silk to include non-trivial shapes. We find that modifications in shape of the fundamental domain will lead to distinct signatures in the anisotropy of the cosmic microwave radiation. We make a preliminary assessment of the effect on three statistics: the angular power spectrum, the distribution of identified ``circles'' on the surface of last scattering and the correlation function of antipodal points.
- Publication status:
- Published
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Bibliographic Details
- Journal:
- Phys.Rev. D
- Volume:
- 66
- Issue:
- 4
- Pages:
- 041302
- Publication date:
- 2002-07-23
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1089-4918
- ISSN:
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0556-2821
- Source identifiers:
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207726
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- pubs:207726
- Deposit date:
- 2012-12-19
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- Copyright date:
- 2002
- Notes:
- 5 pages, 3 figures, accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. D
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