The CMB flexes its BICEPs while walking the Planck
Douglas Scott, Ali Frolop
TL;DR
This paper discusses the potential reconciliation of BICEP2 and Planck microwave polarization data, proposing a simple idea to explain their apparent inconsistency and broader cosmic microwave background phenomena.
Contribution
It introduces a novel hypothesis to reconcile conflicting polarization measurements from BICEP2 and Planck data.
Findings
Proposes a simple model to reconcile BICEP2 and Planck data
Offers an explanation for various CMB phenomena
Suggests a new interpretation of polarization measurements
Abstract
Recent microwave polarization measurements from the BICEP2 experiment may reveal a long-sought signature of inflation. However, these new results appear inconsistent with the best-fit model from the Planck satellite. We suggest a particularly simple idea for reconciling these data-sets, and for explaining a wide range of phenomena on the cosmic microwave sky.
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Taxonomy
TopicsCosmology and Gravitation Theories · Geophysics and Gravity Measurements · Relativity and Gravitational Theory