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Microwave background anisotropy and the homogeneity of the universe

Journal Article · · Sov. Astron. Lett. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
OSTI ID:5772874
The fluctuations in the primordial microwave background due to scalar-type cosmological perturbations are calculated, using a relativistic potential gauge. The empirical upper limit on any quadrupole anisotropy places a constraint on the characteristic scale of perturbations larger than the transparency domain: those with an amplitude of order unity will be at least 45 times the size of the observable universe.
Research Organization:
Institute for Nuclear Research, USSR Academy of Sciences, Moscow
OSTI ID:
5772874
Journal Information:
Sov. Astron. Lett. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Sov. Astron. Lett. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 10:6; ISSN SALED
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English