Dodecahedral topology fails to explain quadrupole–octupole alignment

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/24/7/011MaRDI QIDQ3435182zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Jeff Weeks, Jesper Gundermann

Publication date 25 April 2007

Published in Classical and Quantum Gravity (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0611640

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Geometrodynamics and the holographic principle (83E05) Relativistic cosmology (83F05) Astrophysical cosmology (85A40)

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.

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