Paul Arveson wrote:
>
> The account of the new discovery of cosmic polarization by Nodland is at:
>
> http://www.cc.rochester.edu/college/rtc/Borge/aniso.html
>
> If the discovery is confirmed, it adds to the complexity of
> the large-scale structure of the universe. Some years ago
> the COBE satellite discovered a doppler shift in the cosmic
> background radiation, which implies a non-translating
> reference frame for the universe. Now this discovery may
> imply another kind of reference frame that favors a direction.
> Nodland did not say whether the excess polarization was
> left-handed or right-handed, but if his figures are appropriate
> they indicate right-handed polarization.
I just came across this old post again. This claim got some attention
3 years ago. Anyone hear anything since then? Has the anisotropy gone bye-bye?
George
George L. Murphy
gmurphy@raex.com
http://web.raex.com/~gmurphy/
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