Cosmological Birefringence and the Microwave Background
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
We show that significant anisotropy in electromagnetic propagation generates a distinctive signature in the microwave background. The anisotropy may be determined by looking at the cross correlator of the -mode and -mode polarisation spectrum.
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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9812077,
title = {Cosmological Birefringence and the Microwave Background},
author = {Nathan F. Lepora},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9812077},
year = {2007}
}
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4 pages