Topology of COBE Microwave Background Fluctuations
arXiv:astro-ph/9601084 · doi:10.1093/mnras/281.4.L82
Abstract
We have measured the topology (genus) of the fluctuations in the cosmic microwave background seen in the recently completed (four-year) data set produced by the COBE satellite. We find that the genus is consistent with that expected from a random-phase Gaussian distribution, as might be produced naturally in inflationary models.
2 pages, one Post-Script figure, MNRAS LaTeX Style (mn.sty), submitted to MNRAS