Constraints on open universe models from quadruple anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background

1991 ◽  
Vol 372 ◽  
pp. L49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naoteru Gouda ◽  
Naoshi Sugiyama ◽  
Misao Sasaki
Keyword(s):  
Cosmic Microwave Background ◽  
Microwave Background ◽  
Open Universe ◽  
Universe Models

scholarly journals Inflation, Microwave Background Anisotropy, and Open Universe Models

1996 ◽  
Vol 168 ◽  
pp. 321-327
Author(s):  
J.A. Frieman
Keyword(s):  
Early Universe ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Large Scale Structure ◽  
Density Fluctuations ◽  
Inhomogeneous Distribution ◽  
Microwave Background ◽  
Inflationary Scenario ◽  
Open Universe ◽  
The Universe ◽  
Universe Models

The inflationary scenario for the very early universe has proven very attractive, because it can simultaneously solve a number of cosmological puzzles, such as the homogeneity of the Universe on scales exceeding the particle horizon at early times, the flatness or entropy problem, and the origin of density fluctuations for large-scale structure [1]. In this scenario, the observed Universe (roughly, the present Hubble volume) represents part of a homogeneous inflated region embedded in an inhomogeneous space-time. On scales beyond the size of this homogeneous patch, the initially inhomogeneous distribution of energy-momentum that existed prior to inflation is preserved, the scale of the inhomogeneities merely being stretched by the expansion.

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