Topology and the Cosmic Microwave Background

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2001-08-16

arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0108043v2

Phys.Rept. 365 (2002) 251-333

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Hilarioulsy forgot to remove comments to myself in previous version. Reference added. Submitted to Physics Reports

Scientific paper

10.1016/S0370-1573(02)00018-2

Nature abhors an infinity. The limits of general relativity are often signaled by infinities: infinite curvature as in the center of a black hole, the infinite energy of the singular big bang. We might be inclined to add an infinite universe to the list of intolerable infinities. Theories that move beyond general relativity naturally treat space as finite. In this review we discuss the mathematics of finite spaces and our aspirations to observe the finite extent of the universe in the cosmic background radiation.

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