Dodecahedral topology fails to explain quadrupole-octupole alignment
Astrophysics
2008-11-26 v1
Abstract
The CMB quadrupole and octupole, as well as being weaker than expected, align suspiciously well with each other. Non-trivial spatial topology can explain the weakness. Might it also explain the alignment? The answer, at least in the case of the Poincare dodecahedral space, is a resounding no.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0611640,
title = {Dodecahedral topology fails to explain quadrupole-octupole alignment},
author = {Jeff Weeks and Jesper Gundermann},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0611640},
year = {2008}
}
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5 pages, 1 figure