CMB anisotropies and the ISW effect

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The discussion centers on two recent papers, arXiv:1312.0025 and arXiv:1312.0275, which address the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) anisotropies identified by WMAP and Planck through the Integrated Sachs-Wolfe (ISW) effect. The first paper originates from a research group in India, while the second involves authors from Spain, the USA, and Italy. Prior to these studies, potential explanations for the observed anisotropies included theories involving gigantic voids, topological defects from early universe phase transitions, and quantum entanglement with parallel universes during inflation.

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  • Understanding of Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) theory
  • Familiarity with the Integrated Sachs-Wolfe (ISW) effect
  • Knowledge of cosmological models and anisotropies
  • Basic grasp of quantum mechanics and its implications in cosmology
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Two papers on arxiv today, http://arxiv.org/abs/1312.0025 and http://arxiv.org/abs/1312.0275, propose to resolve a large part of the CMB anisotropies suggested by WMAP and Planck based on the Integrated Sachs-Wolfe effect. The authorship appears independent, the former group is from India, and the latter from Spain, USA and Italy.
 
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Do you know what was thought to be the cause of the anisotropies prior to these papers?
 
Possible explanations for the dipole modulation addressed by 1312.0275 have included gigantic voids, a topological defect remaining from a phase transition in the early universe, and quantum entanglement with a parallel universe before separation occurred during inflation. They invoked some rather ... exotic ... physics.
 
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