TY - JOUR
T1 - The topology of the universe
T2 - The biggest manifold of them all
AU - Levin, Janna
AU - Scannapieco, Evan
AU - Silk, Joseph
PY - 1998/9
Y1 - 1998/9
N2 - Clues as to the geometry of the universe are encoded in the cosmic background radiation. Hot and cold spots in the primordial radiation may be randomly distributed in an infinite universe while in a universe with compact topology distinctive patterns can be generated. With improved vision, we could actually see whether the universe is wrapped into a hexagonal prism or a hyperbolic horn. We discuss the search for such geometric patterns in predictive maps of the microwave sky.
AB - Clues as to the geometry of the universe are encoded in the cosmic background radiation. Hot and cold spots in the primordial radiation may be randomly distributed in an infinite universe while in a universe with compact topology distinctive patterns can be generated. With improved vision, we could actually see whether the universe is wrapped into a hexagonal prism or a hyperbolic horn. We discuss the search for such geometric patterns in predictive maps of the microwave sky.
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U2 - 10.1088/0264-9381/15/9/015
DO - 10.1088/0264-9381/15/9/015
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0032353371
SN - 0264-9381
VL - 15
SP - 2689
EP - 2697
JO - Classical and Quantum Gravity
JF - Classical and Quantum Gravity
IS - 9
ER -