Observing Quanta on a Cosmic Scale
Craig J. Hogan
Astronomy and Physics Departments, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-1580, USA
Search for more papers by this authorCraig J. Hogan
Astronomy and Physics Departments, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-1580, USA
Search for more papers by this authorDr. Dietrich Papenfuß
Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung, Bonn, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorProfessor Dr. Dieter Lüst
Humboldt Universität, Institut für Physik, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorProfessor Dr. Wolfgang P. Schleich
Universität Ulm, Abteilung f. Quantenphysik, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89069 Ulm, Germany
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Our entire galaxy, like all others, originated as a fairly smooth patch of binding energy, which in turn originated as a single quantum perturbation of the inflaton field on a subatomic scale during inflation. The best preserved relic of these perturbations is the anisotropy of the microwave background radiation, which on the largest scales preserves a faithful image of the primordial quantum fields. It is possible that close study of these perturbations might reveal signs of discreteness caused by spacetime quantization.
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