Symmetry of the CMB sky as a new test of its statistical isotropy. Non cosmological octupole?

Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 2011, Issue 9, 2011, Pages

  Naselsky, P ^a   Hansen, M ^a   Kim, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

CMBR experiments; Non gaussianity

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053551303     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14757516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2011/09/012     Document Type: Article

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