First observational tests of eternal inflation
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Author(s)
Feeney, Stephen M
Johnson, Matthew C
Mortlock, Daniel J
Peiris, Hiranya V
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
The eternal inflation scenario predicts that our observable Universe resides inside a single bubble embedded in a vast inflating multiverse. We present the first observational tests of eternal inflation, performing a search for cosmological signatures of collisions with other bubble universes in cosmic microwave background data from the WMAP satellite. We conclude that the WMAP 7-year data do not warrant augmenting the cold dark matter model with a cosmological constant with bubble collisions, constraining the average number of detectable bubble collisions on the full sky
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Date Issued
2011-08-08
Date Acceptance
2011-08-01
Citation
Physical Review Letters, 2011, 107 (7), pp.071301-1-071301-5
ISSN
0031-9007
Publisher
American Physical Society
Start Page
071301-1
End Page
071301-5
Journal / Book Title
Physical Review Letters
Volume
107
Issue
7
Copyright Statement
© 2011 American Physical Society.
Sponsor
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Identifier
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Grant Number
ST/G001901/1
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Physics
PROBE WMAP OBSERVATIONS
NEEDLETS
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
ARTN 071301
Date Publish Online
2011-08-08