Defect models of cosmic structure in light of the new CMB data

Andreas Albrecht

Defect models of cosmic structure in light of the new CMB data

Astrophysics 2007-05-23 v1 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Authors: Andreas Albrecht

Abstract

Defect models of cosmic structure formation have faced a number of difficult challenges over recent years. Yet interestingly, new CMB data does not show strong evidence for secondary oscillations in the anisotropy power. Here I review the current standing of the cosmic defect models of structure formation in light of the current data.

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cosmic defects structure formation CMB data anisotropy power spectrum cosmic strings topological defects

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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0009129,
  title  = {Defect models of cosmic structure in light of the new CMB data},
  author = {Andreas Albrecht},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0009129},
  year   = {2007}
}

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12 Pages including 4 figures. To appear in the proceedings of the XXXVth Rencontres de Moriond ``Energy Densities in the Universe''

Defect models of cosmic structure in light of the new CMB data

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