Search for non-gaussianities in the WMAP data with the scaling index method

Advances in Astronomy

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Rossmanith, G ^a   Modest, H ^a   Rath C ^a   Banday, A J ^b,c   Gorski K M ^d,e   Morfill, G ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^b IRAP   (France)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR ASTROPHYSIK   (Germany)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

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EID: 84855306710     PISSN: 16877969     EISSN: 16877977     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/174873     Document Type: Review

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