Polarization Diffusion from Spacetime Uncertainty
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2014-11-20 v1 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
A model of Lorentz invariant random fluctuations in photon polarization is presented. The effects are frequency dependent and affect the polarization of photons as they propagate through space. We test for this effect by confronting the model with the latest measurements of polarization of Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) photons.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1001.4545,
title = {Polarization Diffusion from Spacetime Uncertainty},
author = {Carlo Contaldi and Fay Dowker and Lydia Philpott},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1001.4545},
year = {2014}
}
Comments
4 pages, 1 figure