CMB two- and three-point correlation functions from Alfv\'en waves
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
2012-10-01 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
We study the cosmic microwave background (CMB) temperature fluctuations non-gaussianity due to the vector mode perturbations (Alfv\'en waves) supported by a stochastic cosmological magnetic field. We present detailed derivations of the statistical properties, two and three point correlation functions of the vorticity perturbations and corresponding CMB temperature fluctuations.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1010.4543,
title = {CMB two- and three-point correlation functions from Alfv\'en waves},
author = {Tina Kahniashvili and George Lavrelashvili},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1010.4543},
year = {2012}
}
Comments
11 pages; revised version (includes the ensemble averaging)