The Scalar, Vector and Tensor Contributions to CMB anisotropies from Cosmic Defects

dc.creatorTurok, Neil
dc.creatorPen, Ue-Li
dc.creatorSeljak, Uros
dc.date1997-06-25
dc.date1997-07-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T10:31:45Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T10:31:45Z
dc.descriptionRecent work has emphasised the importance of vector and tensor contributions to the large scale microwave anisotropy fluctuations produced by cosmic defects. In this paper we provide a general discussion of these contributions, and how their magnitude is constrained by the fundamental assumptions of causality, scaling, and statistical isotropy. We discuss an analytic model which illustrates and explains how the ratios of isotropic and anisotropic scalar, vector and tensor microwave anisotropies are determined. This provides a check of the results from large scale numerical simulations, confirming the numerical finding that vector and tensor modes provide substantial contributions to the large angle anisotropies. This leads to a suppression of the scalar normalisation and consequently of the Doppler peaks.
dc.description13 pages, compressed and uuencoded RevTex file and postscript figures. Minor typographical changes
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9706250
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9706250
dc.identifierPhys.Rev.D58:023506,1998
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevD.58.023506
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/178521
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleThe Scalar, Vector and Tensor Contributions to CMB anisotropies from Cosmic Defects
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