Large-angle anomalies in the CMB

Advances in Astronomy

Volumn 2010, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Huterer, Dragan ^b   Copi, Craig J ^a   Schwarz, Dominik J ^c   Starkman, Glenn D ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 78349245238     PISSN: 16877969     EISSN: 16877977     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2010/847541     Document Type: Review

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