Genus Topology of the Cosmic Microwave Background from WMAP
Astrophysics
2011-05-10 v1
Abstract
We have independently measured the genus topology of the temperature fluctuations in the cosmic microwave background seen by the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP). A genus analysis of the WMAP data indicates consistency with Gaussian random-phase initial conditions, as predicted by standard inflation.
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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0303020,
title = {Genus Topology of the Cosmic Microwave Background from WMAP},
author = {Wesley N. Colley and J. Richard Gott},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0303020},
year = {2011}
}
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